Title: Define the firefighter’s function and responsibilities.
Course: Firefighting I (15152-I) > Section: Introducing the Fire Service

Definition should include

- identifying the department’s organizational structure and operating procedures
- identifying the department’s response area or district, including streets and hazards
- performing all duties safely
- maintaining firefighting equipment, especially personal protective equipment (PPE)
- responding to alarms as a member of a trained unit/company
- using self-contained breathing apparatus and PPE
- rescuing people endangered by the fire
- using fire department tools to conduct forcible entry, ventilation, and fire repression at structure, vehicle, and ground-cover fires
- conducting overhaul operations at a fire scene
- conducting fire-prevention inspections
- presenting fire-safety information to the community
- providing emergency medical care.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important for fire service personnel to be intimately familiar with the area’s geography, neighborhoods, and streets?
- What important information can a firefighter provide to the community?
- Why is continual training vital to the firefighter?