Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors Go Back to List Supervise fire fighters who control and suppress fires in forests or vacant public land.

Tasks
	Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.
	Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.
	Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.
	Operate wildland fire engines or hoselays.
	Monitor prescribed burns to ensure that they are conducted safely and effectively.
	Direct and supervise prescribed burn projects and prepare postburn reports, analyzing burn conditions and results.
	Identify staff training and development needs to ensure that appropriate training can be arranged.
	Maintain knowledge of forest fire laws and fire prevention techniques and tactics.
	Recommend equipment modifications or new equipment purchases.
	Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.

Skills
	Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
	Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
	Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
	Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
	Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
	Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
	Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
	Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
	Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
	Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Knowledge
	Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
	Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
	Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
	Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
	Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
	English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
	Geography - Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
	Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
	Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
	Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Search for Jobs on Connecticut's Labor Exchange (CTJOBcentral)
	(Please note that some searches may not produce any results.)

Education & Training   Education:   Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.   Related Experience:   Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

View Related Programs on Connecticut's Education & Training ConneCTion site.

Browse Through a List of Businesses That Employ People With Your Same Skills
	Potential Employer Search

Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide $96,420.00 $46.35  $37.51  $40.61 - $50.46  Hartford $93,996.00 $45.19  $37.10  $39.58 - $49.94  New London/Norwich $86,188.00 $41.44  $34.67  $37.41 - $45.69

Occupation Outlook ( 2016 - 2026 ) Average Annual Job Openings:   80   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow about as fast as average, but the number of annual openings will offer somewhat limited job opportunities.

Related Occupations
	Forest and Conservation Technicians
	Ship and Boat Captains
	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
	Commercial Divers
	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
	First-Line Supervisors of Animal Husbandry and Animal Care Workers
	Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors
	Municipal Firefighters
	Forest Firefighters
	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

	Some of the occupational information on this page is formulated from O*NETTM v17.0 data. O*NETTM is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.