Fire Inspectors & Investigators

Also called: Arson Investigator, Fire Inspector, Fire Investigator

Career Cluster: Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
What they do:
Inspect buildings to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws, or investigate and gather facts to determine cause of fires and explosions.
On the job, you would:
  • Prepare and maintain reports of investigation results, and records of convicted arsonists and arson suspects.
  • Testify in court cases involving fires, suspected arson, and false alarms.
  • Package collected pieces of evidence in securely closed containers, such as bags, crates, or boxes, to protect them.
KNOWLEDGE

Safety and Government
  • public safety and security
  • law and government
Engineering and Technology
  • building and construction
Education and Training
  • teaching and course design
Business
  • customer service
  • management
SKILLS

Social
  • understanding people's reactions
  • looking for ways to help people
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
ABILITIES

Visual Understanding
  • see hidden patterns
Attention
  • pay attention to something without being distracted
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Verbal
  • communicate by writing
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

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

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Concern for Others
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Electronic mail software
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software
  • Code database software
  • Microsoft Access
EDUCATION


certificate after high school or some college
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $137,220.00
Median: $74,160.00
Low: $46,360.00
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