Profession fire protection technician

Fire protection technicians install and maintain fire protection equipment, such as fire extinguishers, fire alarms, fire detection systems, or sprinkler systems in facilities to ensure compliance to safety standards and protection from fire hazards. They inspect the equipment to ensure its functionality, and perform repairs.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Fire safety regulations

    The legal rules to be applied for fire safety and fire prevention in a facility.

  • Fire-fighting systems

    The devices and systems used to extinguish fires; the classes and chemistry of fire.

  • Health and safety regulations

    Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.

  • Fire prevention procedures

    The regulations concerning fire and explosion prevention, and the equipment, systems and methods used in it.

Skills

  • Maintain safety systems

    Perform activities for the maintenance of fire fighting and related safety systems.

  • Arrange equipment repairs

    Arrange for equipment repairs when necessary.

  • Perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles

    Keep firefighting vehicles ready for use at any time. Maintain all aspects of firefighting vehicles and ensure that vehicles function correctly.

  • Order equipment

    Source and order new equipment when necessary.

  • Operate fire extinguishers

    Understand the operation of fire extinguishing equipment and fire extinguishing techniques.

  • Inspect fire equipment

    Inspect fire equipment, such as fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, and fire vehicle systems, to ensure the equipment is functional and to assess its faults.

  • Perform minor repairs to equipment

    Conduct routine maintenance on equipment. Recognise and identify minor defects in equipment and make repairs if appropriate.

  • Estimate damage

    Estimate damage in case of accidents or natural disasters.

Optional knowledge and skills

execute vehicle maintenance organise fire station perform risk analysis environmental policy advise on safety improvements write work-related reports use different communication channels handling of dangerous goods pyrotechnic articles legislation pollution prevention undertake inspections hydraulics test safety strategies use different types of fire extinguishers

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