chief fire officer
Chief fire officers supervise a fire department. They coordinate the operations of the department, and supervise and lead the fire and rescue staff during firefighting and rescue activities to ensure the safety of the staff and limitation of risks. They perform administrative duties to ensure record maintenance, and implement policies to improve the department's operations.
Also called: chief firefighter, fire captain, chief fire and rescue officer, fire chief, marshal, fire lieutenant, fire department chief, chief fireman
- 16
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
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Essential skills
16- ensure public safety and security
- extinguish fires
- fire prevention procedures
- fire safety regulations
- fire-fighting systems
- first response
- implement fire safety management plans
- lead a team
- manage emergency care situations
- manage major incidents
- manage staff
- organise fire drills
- pyrotechnic articles legislation
- use different types of fire extinguishers
- use geographic information systems
- work as a team in a hazardous environment
Optional skills
20- apply first response
- assess employees' capability levels
- conduct public presentations
- coordinate rescue missions
- coordinate with other emergency services
- educate public on fire safety
- environmental policy
- hydraulics
- maintain operational communications
- manage budgets
- manage security equipment
- operate fire extinguishers
- perform risk analysis
- plan health and safety procedures
- pollution legislation
- recruit employees
- select hazard control
- supervise worker safety
- test safety strategies
- train employees
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