What do they do?
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.
Also known as:
Battalion Chief, Chief, Crew Boss, Division Chief, Engine Boss, Engine Captain, Fire Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Chief, Fire Department Captain, Fire Lieutenant, Fire Marshal, Fire Prevention Chief, Fire Supervisor, Fire Suppression Captain, Forest Fire Specialist Supervisor, Hotshot Superintendent, Lieutenant Firefighter, Section Forest Fire Warden
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- Some college, no degree (28%)
- Bachelor's degree (26%)
- Associate's degree (24%)
- High school diploma equivalent (12%)
- Master's degree (8%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (1%)
- Less than high school diploma (1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
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Degrees Granted
3,088
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Median Starting Salary
$41,340
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2,146
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
- Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
- Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
- English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
- Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Fluency of Ideas - The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
People in this career often do these activities:
- Rescue people from hazardous situations.
- Administer first aid.
- Inspect equipment to ensure safety or proper functioning.
- Maintain fire fighting tools or equipment.
- Request emergency personnel.
- Direct fire fighting or prevention activities.
- Relay information about incidents or emergencies to personnel using phones or two-way radios.
- Operate firefighting equipment.
- Assess characteristics of fires.
- Train employees in proper work procedures.
- Hire personnel.
- Recruit personnel.
- Drive vehicles to transport individuals or equipment.
- Direct employee training programs.
- Evaluate employee performance.
- Locate fires or fire danger areas.
- Monitor environmental conditions to detect hazards.
- Perform forest firefighting activities.
- Prepare operational reports.
- Maintain operational records.
- Write operational reports.
- Monitor operational procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards.
- Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with fire regulations.
- Maintain professional knowledge or certifications.
- Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with security or safety regulations.
- Develop fire safety or prevention programs or plans.
- Communicate situation details to appropriate personnel.
- Supervise employees.
- Recommend improvements to increase safety or reduce risks.
- Direct criminal investigations.
- Prepare activity or work schedules.
- Determine operational procedures.
This page includes data from:
Career data:
O*NET 31.0 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics
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