- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
- Number of blossaries: 0
- Company Profile:
A professional who patrols assigned territory to protect persons or property. Respnsibilities include:
* Tours buildings and property of clients, examining doors, windows, and gates to assure they are secured.
* Inspects premises for such irregularities as signs of intrusion and interruption of utility service.
* Inspects burglar alarm and fire extinguisher sprinkler systems to ascertain they are set to operate.
* Stands guard during counting of daily cash receipts.
* Answers alarms and investigates disturbances.
* Apprehends unauthorized persons.
* Writes reports of irregularities.
* May call headquarters at regular intervals, using telephone or portable radio transmitter.
* May be armed with pistol and be uniformed.
* May check workers' packages and vehicles entering and leaving premises.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who monitors conduct of students on school bus to maintain discipline and safety. Respnsibilities include:
* Directs loading of students on bus to prevent congestion and unsafe conditions.
* Rides school bus to prevent altercations between students and damage to bus.
* Participates in school bus safety drills.
* May disembark from school bus at railroad crossings and clear bus across tracks.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who guards prisoners being transported in correctional van between jail, courthouse, prison, mental institution, or other destination. Respnsibilities include:
* Searches or assures that prisoners have been searched by police officer i and receives commitment papers before placing prisoner in van.
* Watches prisoner to prevent escape or violence.
* Delivers prisoner to appropriate authority and obtains signed receipt for prisoner.
* Searches inside of correctional van after each trip to determine if weapons or valuables have been hidden by prisoner.
* May administer first aid to injured or ill prisoners.
* May handcuff violent or dangerous prisoners.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs activities of municipal fire department. Respnsibilities include:
* Directs training of personnel and administers laws and regulations affecting department.
* Evaluates fire prevention and fire control policies by keeping abreast of new methods and conducting studies of departmental operations.
* Assumes personal command at multiple-alarm fires.
* Supervises firefighters engaged in operation and maintenance of fire stations and equipment.
* Coordinates mutual fire protection plans with surrounding municipalities.
* Surveys buildings, grounds, and equipment to estimate needs of department and prepare departmental budget.
* Confers with officials and community groups and conducts public relations campaigns to present need for changes in laws and policies and to encourage fire prevention.
* May investigate causes of fires and inspect buildings for fire hazards.
* May control issue of occupancy permits and similar licenses.
* May perform duties of battalion chief in smaller communities.
* May be designated Chief Of Field Operations; District Fire Chief; or Fire Chief, Deputy in larger organizations.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of company of fire fighters assigned to specific firehouse. Respnsibilities include:
* Inspects station house, buildings, grounds, and facilities, and examines firetrucks and equipment, such as ladders and hoses, to ensure compliance with departmental maintenance standards.
* Responds to fire alarms and determines from observation nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and source of water supply, and directs firefighting crews accordingly.
* Trains subordinates in use of equipment and methods of extinguishing all types of fires.
* Evaluates efficiency of personnel.
* Inspects commercial establishments in assigned district and reports fire hazards or safety violations to fire inspector.
* Compiles report of each fire call, listing location, type, probable cause, estimated damage, and disposition.
* May respond to emergency calls to render first aid.
* May recommend corrective measures for fire hazards or safety violations to building owners.
* May conduct fire drills for occupants of buildings.
* May supervise and coordinate activities of fire companies fighting multiple alarm fire until relieved by superiors.
* May write and submit proposal for new equipment or modification of existing equipment to superiors.
* May be designated Fire Lieutenant in larger organizations.
* May be designated according to specialty as Fire Captain, Marine; Fire Lieutenant, Marine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates firefighting activities of battalion of fire companies in municipality. Respnsibilities include:
* Determines plan of action of fire companies for answering calls in fire, salvage, and rescue operations.
* Directs inspections of commercial buildings to ensure compliance with fire and safety regulations.
* Enters fire site during fires to coordinate and supervise fire fighting activities of companies on-site, and reports events to superior, using portable two-way radio.
* Plans for purchase of new equipment and use of new techniques in rescue, first aid, and firefighting operations.
* Directs personnel in use of firefighting equipment.
* Inspects fire stations, equipment, personnel, and records of assigned companies to ensure efficiency and enforcement of departmental regulations.
* Recommends awards for personnel for superior service.
* Prepares reports of accidents involving equipment and personnel.
* Keeps equipment and personnel records.
* May direct investigation of causes of incendiary and arson cases.
* May determine cause of fire and appraise amount of fire loss to building and other property.
* May promote fire prevention activities by organizing and training fire brigades in industrial plants.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who directs and coordinates activities of personnel of municipal fire prevention bureau. Respnsibilities include:
* Directs building inspection, arson investigation, and distribution of fire prevention publicity material.
* Confers with officials or civic representatives to improve fire safety and fire education.
* Directs public information program for adults and juveniles, such as talks and demonstrations on resuscitation, fire safety, and home-safety inspections.
* Oversees review of new building plans to ensure compliance with laws, ordinances, and administrative rules for public fire safety.
* Studies and interprets fire safety codes to establish procedures for issuing permits regulating storage or use of hazardous and flammable substances.
* Assigns fire inspectors to investigate hazards, cases of suspected arson, and false alarms.
* May participate in inspections and investigations made by subordinates.
* May train and evaluate employees and oversee performance of department's clerical activities.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who investigates and gathers facts to determine cause of fires and explosions and enforces fire laws. Respnsibilities include:
* Investigates case when either arson or criminal negligence is suspected; multialarm fire results in serious injury or death; or fire takes place in commercial establishment of public building.
* Examines fire site to determine burn pattern and detect presence of flammable materials and gases and incendiary devices, using various detectors.
* Performs match test to determine flash point of suspicious material at fire site.
* Subpoenas and interviews witnesses, building owners, and occupants to obtain sworn testimony of observed facts.
* Prepares reports on each investigation and submits data indicating arson to district attorney.
* Arrests, logs, fingerprints, and detains arson suspect.
* Testifies in court, citing evidence obtained from investigation.
* Conducts inquiries into departmental employees delinquency in performance of duties and violation of laws or regulations.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects premises of industrial plant to detect and eliminate fire hazards. Respnsibilities include:
* Inspects fire-extinguishing and fire-protection equipment to ensure equipment is operable and prepares reports listing repairs and replacements needed.
* Patrols plant areas and notes and investigates unsafe conditions and practices which might cause or increase fire hazards.
* Reports findings to fire marshal with recommendations for eliminating or counteracting hazards.
* Renders first aid in emergencies.
* Patrols plant areas in which raw and combustible materials are stored, takes temperature and pressure readings from instruments, and reports undesirable conditions or takes steps to correct such conditions.
* May instruct employees in fire safety practices.
* May perform tests on fire-prevention equipment in plants where explosive or flammable materials are processed.
* May participate in fighting fires.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects buildings and equipment to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws. Respnsibilities include:
* Observes tests of equipment, such as gasoline storage tanks and air compressors, and inspects storage conditions to ensure conformance to fire and safety codes.
* Issues permits to attest to safe operating conditions.
* Examines interiors and exteriors of buildings to detect hazardous conditions or violations of fire ordinances and laws.
* Prepares report of violations or unsafe conditions.
* Discusses condition with owner or manager and recommends safe methods of storing flammables or other hazardous materials.
* Informs owner or manager of conditions requiring correction, such as faulty wiring.
* Issues summons for fire hazards not corrected on subsequent inspection and enforces code when owner refuses to cooperate.
* Keeps file of inspection records and prepares report of activities.
* May perform duties of fire fighter or fire captain.
* May collect fees for permits and licenses.
Industry:Professional careers
