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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Firefighters perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents, bomb threats and other emergencies
  • Rescue victims from burning buildings and accident sites
  • Control and extinguish fires using manual and power equipment, such as axes, water hoses, aerial ladders and hydraulic equipment and various firefighting chemicals
  • Administer first aid and other assistance
  • Ensure proper operation and maintenance of firefighting equipment
  • Inform and educate the public on fire prevention
  • Train to maintain high level of physical fitness
  • Assist the public, the police and emergency organizations during times of major disasters
  • May participate as members of a trauma or emergency response team and provide para-medical aid to accident victims or ill persons
  • May supervise and co-ordinate the work of other firefighters.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a college program in fire protection technology or a related field may be required.
• Firefighting and emergency medical care training courses are provided and vary in length depending on the requirements of different fire departments or services.
• An apprenticeship training program for firefighters and voluntary trade certification is available in New Brunswick.
• Experience as a volunteer firefighter may be an advantage.
• Physical agility, strength, fitness and vision requirements must be met.
• Several years of experience are required for senior firefighters, such as lieutenants and captains.

• Progression to senior positions such as fire chief is possible with additional training and several years of experience.

• Fire Chiefs and Senior Firefighting Officers (0642)
• Forest firefighters (in 8422 Silviculture and Forestry Workers)
• Paramedics (in 3234 Ambulance Attendants and Other Paramedical Occupations)