Occupation Atlasfire inspector
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c302791c-6864-4ec5-9a6c-2fca38764f0e
fire inspector
Fire inspectors conduct inspections of buildings and properties to ensure they are compliant with fire prevention and safety regulations, and enforce the regulations in facilities which are not compliant. They also perform educational activities, educating the public on fire safety and prevention methods, policies, and disaster response.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.49
- C Conventional5.18
- I Investigative4.33
- E Enterprising3.32
- S Social2.59
- A Artistic1.02
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Fire Inspectors and Investigators (33-2021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (13)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- communicate health and safety measures
- conduct fire safety inspections
- educate public on fire safety
- fire prevention procedures
- fire safety regulations
- fire-fighting systems
- manage emergency evacuation plans
- manage security equipment
- perform risk analysis
- plan health and safety procedures
- pollution legislation
- provide advice on breaches of regulation
- pyrotechnic articles legislation
Optional (16)
- advise on safety improvements
- conduct public presentations
- environmental policy
- estimate damage
- first response
- give instructions to staff
- handling of dangerous goods
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- hydraulics
- implement fire safety management plans
- maintain logbooks
- maintain safety systems
- manage health and safety standards
- test safety strategies
- use different communication channels
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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