What Would I Do?
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Firefighters respond to fires and other emergencies. You work as part of a team to save people’s lives and limit the damage done to property.
Your duties include:
- respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance
- rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites
- control and extinguish fires
- provide emergency paramedical aid to accident victims or ill persons
- maintain firefighting equipment
- educate the public on fire prevention
- may conduct building inspections to ensure compliance with fire code
- prepare written reports on fire incidents