Fire Service Vehicle Operator Drivers & Mobile Plant Operators

The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.

The power transmission systems that use the force of flowing liquids to transmit power.

The devices and systems used to extinguish fires; the classes and chemistry of fire.

The regulations concerning fire and explosion prevention, and the equipment, systems and methods used in it.

Necessary health, safety, hygiene and environmental standards and legislation rules in the sector of particular activity.

The legal rules to be applied for fire safety and fire prevention in a facility.

Be able to drive vehicles; have the approapriate type of driving license according to the type of motor vehicle used.

Implement the relevant procedures, strategies and use the proper equipment to promote local or national security activities for the protection of data, people, institutions, and property.

Choose the adequate substances and methods to extinguish fires depending on their size, such as water and various chemical agents. Use a breathing apparatus.

Take immediate action to respond to major incidents that affect the safety and security of individuals in private or public places such as road accidents.

Identify and assess factors that may jeopardise the success of a project or threaten the organisation's functioning. Implement procedures to avoid or minimise their impact.

Assist in fighting natural and civic disasters, such as forest fires, floods and road accidents. Conduct search-and-rescue missions.

Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until they receive more complete medical treatment.

Perform appropriate selection of hazard control measures and risk management

Understand and apply various methods of firefighting and various types and classes of fire extinguishing equipment.

Work together with others in a dangerous, sometimes noisy, environment, such as a building on fire or metal forging facilities, in order to achieve a higher degree of efficiency while …

Being capable to effectively steer a vehicle in extreme situations using defensive, evasive or offensive driving.

Drive and operate firetruck in response to emergency situations, at a safe and controlled speed, complying with laws, regulations and standards for this type of activity.

Manage situations in which decision making under time pressure is essential to save lives.

Utilise emergency equipment and tools such as fire extinguishers, wheel chocks, pocket lamps, and warning signs.

Operate equipment such as external defibrillators and bag-valve mask resuscitators, spinal and traction splints and intravenous drips in advanced life-support environments, taking electrocardiograms when required.

Develop and execute educational and promotional plans to educate the public on fire prevention knowledge and methods, fire safety such as the ability to identify hazards and the use of …

Perform activities for the maintenance of fire fighting and related safety systems.

Conduct routine maintenance on equipment. Recognise and identify minor defects in equipment and make repairs if appropriate.

Possess the communication abilities to relay messages through a radio and telephone system.

Make use of various types of communication channels such as verbal, handwritten, digital and telephonic communication with the purpose of constructing and sharing ideas or information.

Work with computer data systems such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Take the appropriate measures to prevent fires from spreading.

Evacuate a person from a dangerous building or situation for protection purposes, ensuring the victim reaches safety and is able to receive medical care if necessary.