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Fire Service Officers (Watch Manager and Below)

Workers in this unit group co-ordinate and participate in fire fighting activities, provide emergency services in the event of accidents or bomb alerts, and advise on fire prevention.

Average Salary

£35,000

New workers start around £8,515. Normal pay is £35,000 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £49,866.

Jobs

39,691

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Supervises a watch.

  • Advises on fire safety measures in new buildings.

  • Attends and deals with bomb alerts and accidents involving spillage of hazardous substances.

  • Removes goods from fire damaged premises, clears excess water, makes safe any structural hazards and takes any other necessary steps to reduce damage to property.

  • Rescues people or animals trapped by fire and administers first aid.

  • Operates hose pipes, ladders, chemical, foam, gas or powder fire extinguishing appliances.

  • Travels to fire or other emergency by vehicle and locates water mains if necessary.

  • Arranges fire drills and tests alarm systems and equipment.

  • Inspects premises to identify potential fire hazards and to check that fire fighting equipment is available and in working order and that statutory fire safety regulations are met.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Fire Alarm Systems

  • Access Controls

  • Alarm Devices

  • Security Systems

  • Risk Analysis

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Communications

  • Customer Service

  • Management

  • Enthusiasm

  • Innovation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.