Will AI Replace First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Instruct and drill fire department personnel in assigned duties, including firefighting, medical care, hazardous materials response, fire prevention, and related subjects.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Evaluate the performance of assigned firefighting personnel.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Direct the training of firefighters, assigning of instructors to training classes, and providing of supervisors with reports on training progress and status.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform maintenance and minor repairs on firefighting equipment, including vehicles, and write and submit proposals to modify, replace, and repair equipment.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Schedule employee work assignments and set work priorities.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Monitor fire suppression expenditures to ensure that they are necessary and reasonable.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Participate in creating fire safety guidelines and evacuation schemes for nonresidential buildings.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Maintain required maps and records.

Routine cognitive or manual task with high vulnerability to automation.

Drive crew carriers to transport firefighters to fire sites.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Inspect stations, uniforms, equipment, or recreation areas to ensure compliance with safety standards, taking corrective action as necessary.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Evaluate fire station procedures to ensure efficiency and enforcement of departmental regulations.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Direct firefighters in station maintenance duties, and participate in these duties.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Recommend personnel actions related to disciplinary procedures, performance, leaves of absence, and grievances.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Direct investigation of cases of suspected arson, hazards, and false alarms and submit reports outlining findings.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Recommend equipment modifications or new equipment purchases.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Supervise and participate in the inspection of properties to ensure that they are in compliance with applicable fire codes, ordinances, laws, regulations, and standards.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Inspect and test new and existing fire protection systems, fire detection systems, and fire safety equipment to ensure that they are operating properly.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Study and interpret fire safety codes to establish procedures for issuing permits to handle hazardous or flammable substances.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Analyze burn conditions and results, and prepare postburn reports.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Evaluate size, location, and condition of fires.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Maintain knowledge of fire laws and fire prevention techniques and tactics.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Plan, direct, and supervise prescribed burn projects.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Recruit or hire firefighting personnel.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.