Firefighters
The role of a Firefighter is varied and fighting fires is only one part. Firefighters deal with many other incidents including road traffic collisions, chemical accidents, floods, and animal rescues. Additionally a great emphasis is placed on educating the local community on fire prevention and safety.
The key skills required of a Firefighter are:
- Communication - written and oral
- Application of numbers
- Information technology
- Working with others
- Improving own learning and performance
- Problem solving
There are two types of roles:
Wholetime Firefighter - these are Firefighters who work full time on a shift system.
On-Call Firefighter - these are Firefighters who work part time.
General Information
You can download general information documents below.
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