Description
Chief fire officers supervise a fire department. They coordinate the operations of the department, and supervise and lead the fire and rescue staff during firefighting and rescue activities to ensure the safety of the staff and limitation of risks. They perform administrative duties to ensure record maintenance, and implement policies to improve the department's operations.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
organise fire drillsimplement fire safety management plansmanage major incidentsextinguish firesmanage stafflead a teamwork as a team in a hazardous environmentmanage emergency care situationsuse geographic information systemsuse different types of fire extinguishersensure public safety and securityoperate fire extinguisherstrain employeesapply first responseperform risk analysisassess employees' capability levelstest safety strategiessupervise worker safetyconduct public presentationsselect hazard controlplan health and safety procedureseducate public on fire safetymanage budgetscoordinate with other emergency servicesmaintain operational communicationscoordinate rescue missionsrecruit employeesmanage security equipment