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Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists
ID
work_protective_service/forest_fire_inspectors_and_prevention_specialists
Type
TASK
Children
16
Child Nodes (16)
ATOMIC
Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
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Conduct wildland firefighting training.
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Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.
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Direct crews working on firelines during forest fires.
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Locate forest fires on area maps, using azimuth sighters and known landmarks.
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Extinguish smaller fires with portable extinguishers, shovels, and axes.
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Patrol assigned areas, looking for forest fires, hazardous conditions, and weather phenomena.
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Compile and report meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and types of cloud formations.
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Examine and inventory firefighting equipment, such as axes, fire hoses, shovels, pumps, buckets, and fire extinguishers, to determine amount and condition.
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Educate the public about fire safety and prevention.
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Direct maintenance and repair of firefighting equipment, or requisition new equipment.
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Maintain records and logbooks.
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Administer regulations regarding sanitation, fire prevention, violation corrections, and related forest regulations.
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Restrict public access and recreational use of forest lands during critical fire seasons.
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Inspect camp sites to ensure that campers are in compliance with forest use regulations.
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