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Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

Also called: Fire Management Officer, Fire Prevention Technician, Forest Officer, Forest Patrolman

What they do:

Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.

On the job, you would:
  • Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
  • Conduct wildland firefighting training.
  • Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • management
  • customer service

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Safety and Government

  • public safety and security
  • law and government

Engineering and Technology

  • computers and electronics

Basic Skills

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • talking to others

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • teaching people how to do something

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

  • Dependability
  • Stress Tolerance
  • Leadership
  • Integrity
  • Self Control
  • Independence

Application server software

  • Kubernetes
  • Microsoft Windows Server

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Data base user interface and query software

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Relational database software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Bright.

New job opportunities are very likely in the future. This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

Median Annual Salary: $48,110

Education

High school diploma/GED or bachelor's degree is usually needed.