Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists

Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.

On the job, you would:

• Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
• Conduct wildland firefighting training.
• Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.

Education

• high school diploma/GED
• bachelor's degree

Business

• management
• customer service

Education and Training

• teaching and course design

Safety and Government

• public safety and security
• law and government

Engineering and Technology

• computers and electronics

Basic Skills

• thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
• talking to others

Problem Solving

• noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

• changing what is done based on other people's actions
• teaching people how to do something

Realistic

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

• Dependability
• Stress Tolerance
• Leadership
• Integrity
• Self Control
• Independence

Verbal

• communicate by speaking
• listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

• notice when problems happen
• use rules to solve problems

Visual Understanding

• see hidden patterns
• quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things