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Illustrative Tasks
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- Inspects, cleans and maintains personal gear and assigned apparatus and its' equipment in order to maintain operational readiness.
- Cleans, maintains and protects the station in order to preserve the life of the property and to ensure sanitary living conditions.
- Inspects buildings for fire hazards, to determine compliance with fire safety codes, to become familiar with layout of the facility and for pre-fire planning.
- Inspects tests and maintains fire hydrants to determine operational readiness and to become familiar with hydrant locations.
- Reads, retains and applies during drills, firefighting information from training manuals, books and directives in order to be knowledgeable of departmental techniques.
- Operates an emergency vehicle in order to safely convoy personnel and equipment to the destination in the shortest possible time.
- Evaluates the scene of an emergency in order to determine how to react to the situation by utilizing the procedures learned through training.
- Uses a variety of firefighting apparatus and equipment in order to contain, suppress and extinguish fires, rescue potential victims and preserve property.
- Responds to a variety of emergency rescue calls that may require the use of advanced emergency medical techniques in order to sustain vital life signs of the victim until professional care is available.
- Records information on standardized forms which may require a brief narrative, after emergency responses, building and hydrant inspections and apparatus inventory checks in order to account for departmental activities, equipment and supplies.
- Conducts tours of fire stations and fire equipment and participates in fire prevention programs to improve public awareness of fire safety.
- Performs related work as required.
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