Firefighter
NKPD code: 54113003
Current information as of 2026-11-14
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Secondary education
Third degree of professional qualification and/or completed secondary education or acquired right to take state matriculation exams
SubclassProtective Services Workers
Sing. GroupFire-fighters
Labor Characteristics
Firefighters prevent, fight and extinguish fires, assist other emergency services, protect life and property, and conduct rescue operations.
Main Tasks
- responding to fire alarms and other calls for assistance such as traffic and industrial accidents, bomb threats and other emergencies;
- controlling and extinguishing fires using manual and power equipment and fire-extinguishing chemicals;
- extinguishing fires at industrial sites using special equipment;
- rescuing people from burning buildings and accident sites and those caught in hazardous situations;
- preventing or limiting the spread of hazardous substances in the event of fires or accidents;
- educating the public on fire prevention.
- Examples of occupations in this unit group:
- Firefighter
- Patrol (forest fires)
Not Included
- Inspector, fire protection – 3112
- Inspector, fire investigation – 3119
Professions in "Fire-fighters"
Source: National Statistical Institute
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