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Automation Squad

Role

AI for Fire Captains

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in firefighting and fire prevention and control.

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers · O*NET 33-1021.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

11 of 25tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

23 matched to the tools first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers use. Showing 23.

The tools this job actually uses

25 documented for this occupation. Showing 25, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Affiliated Computer Services ACS FIREHOUSE
  • BehavePlus
  • BIO-key FireRMS
  • Computer aided dispatch software
  • Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
  • Email software
  • ESRI ArcView
  • FARSITE
  • Fire incident reporting systems
  • FlamMap
  • Geographic information system GIS software
  • Geographic information system GIS systems
  • IBM Lotus 1-2-3
  • Incident command system ICS software
  • Mapping software
  • Plume modeling software
  • Resource Ordering and Statusing System ROSS
  • Web browser software
  • Wildland Fire Assessment System WFAS

What this job involves

31 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 24.

  1. Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.
  2. Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.
  3. Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.
  4. Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.
  5. Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.
  6. Instruct and drill fire department personnel in assigned duties, including firefighting, medical care, hazardous materials response, fire prevention, and related subjects.
  7. Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.
  8. Evaluate the performance of assigned firefighting personnel.
  9. Direct the training of firefighters, assigning of instructors to training classes, and providing of supervisors with reports on training progress and status.
  10. Perform maintenance and minor repairs on firefighting equipment, including vehicles, and write and submit proposals to modify, replace, and repair equipment.
  11. Schedule employee work assignments and set work priorities.
  12. Inspect and test new and existing fire protection systems, fire detection systems, and fire safety equipment to ensure that they are operating properly.
  13. Monitor fire suppression expenditures to ensure that they are necessary and reasonable.
  14. Participate in creating fire safety guidelines and evacuation schemes for nonresidential buildings.
  15. Maintain required maps and records.
  16. Drive crew carriers to transport firefighters to fire sites.
  17. Inspect stations, uniforms, equipment, or recreation areas to ensure compliance with safety standards, taking corrective action as necessary.
  18. Evaluate fire station procedures to ensure efficiency and enforcement of departmental regulations.
  19. Direct firefighters in station maintenance duties, and participate in these duties.
  20. Recommend personnel actions related to disciplinary procedures, performance, leaves of absence, and grievances.
  21. Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.
  22. Study and interpret fire safety codes to establish procedures for issuing permits to handle hazardous or flammable substances.
  23. Direct investigation of cases of suspected arson, hazards, and false alarms and submit reports outlining findings.
  24. Recommend equipment modifications or new equipment purchases.
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