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Fire Service Officers (Watch Manager and Below)

Fire service officers (watch manager and below) co-ordinate and participate in firefighting activities, provide emergency services in the event of accidents or bomb alerts, and advise on fire prevention.

More about this Career

Average Salary

£36933

New workers start around £23879. Normal pay is £36933 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £47588.

Jobs

2564

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.

Daily Tasks

  • Supervises a watch.
  • Advises on fire safety measures in new buildings.
  • Attends and deals with bomb alerts and accidents involving spillage of hazardous substances.
  • Removes goods from fire damaged premises, clears excess water, makes safe any structural hazards and takes any other necessary steps to reduce damage to property.
  • Rescues people or animals trapped by fire or other emergency situations such as flooding and administers first aid.
  • Operates hose pipes, ladders, chemical, foam, gas or powder fire extinguishing appliances.
  • Travels to fire or other emergency by vehicle and locates water mains if necessary.
  • Arranges fire drills and tests alarm systems and equipment.
  • Inspects premises to identify potential fire hazards and to check that firefighting equipment is available and in working order and that statutory fire safety regulations are met.

Skills Employers are looking for

Soft Skills

Soft skills are non-technical skills that include how you interact with colleagues, solve problems, and manage your work

  • Critical Thinking

    69

  • Learning Strategies

    68

  • Active Listening

    66

  • Reading Comprehension

    66

  • Active Learning

    61

  • Writing

    59

  • Monitoring

    59

  • Speaking

    55

  • Mathematics

    49

  • Science

    46

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