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Fire Service Officers (Watch Manager and Below)

Overview

£29,106 Entry Level Salary

£44,351 Average Salary

£64,631 Potential Salary

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.

Education Requirements

Required Level Percentage achieved
Level 0 2%
Level 1 6%
Level 2 18%
Level 3 38%
Level 4-5 (Higher Education) 10%
Level 6 (Bachelors) 25%
Level 7 (Masters or equivalent) 1%

2 Annual Openings

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

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