Duties and Responsibilities:
Plans, organizes, and directs all fire protection activities.  Analyzes fire protection operations, determines trends and problems, and formulates corrective measures.  Provides fire protection guidance.  Coordinates fire protection support agreements and pre-incident plans.  Executes and enforces the Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program.  Conducts and evaluates training on specialized fire protection equipment and procedures.  Performs inspections and organizational maintenance on fire protection vehicles, equipment, and protective clothing.  Manages and operates fire alarm communications centers.  Supports the electrical power production function with resetting aircraft arresting systems.

Provides fire prevention guidance.  Performs project reviews to ensure fire safety feature adequacy.  Inspects facilities, and identifies fire hazards and deficiencies.  Determines fire extinguisher distribution requirements and performs inspections and maintenance.  Establishes public relations and conducts fire prevention awareness and educational training.

Controls and extinguishes aircraft, structure, wild land, and miscellaneous fires.  Establishes an emergency operations incident command system.  Drives and operates fire apparatuses, specialized tools, and equipment.  Conducts hose evolutions and pump operations, and protects exposures.  Preserves and protects emergency scene evidence.  Investigates fires to determine origin and cause.

Effects entry into aircraft, structures, and other enclosures.  Shuts down engines, safeties ejection systems, and isolates utilities.  Conducts search and rescue operations.  Administers emergency first aid.

Protects people and the environment from hazardous material releases.

Specialty Qualifications:
Knowledge.  Knowledge is mandatory of:  fire department mission and organization; safety requirements and objectives; fire alarm and communications; fire behavior; portable fire extinguishers; personal protective clothing and equipment; forcible entry, ventilation, ropes, ladders, fire hose appliances, and streams; foam fire streams; fire control, salvage, overhaul, emergency medical care, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); rescue; water supplies and sprinklers; hazardous materials; fire prevention and public fire education; and fire cause determination.

Education.  For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in chemistry, general science, and mathematics is desirable.

Training.  For award of AFSC 3E731, completion of a basic fire protection specialist course is mandatory.

Experience.  The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
3E751.  Qualification in and possession of AFSC 3E731.  Also, experience operating fire fighting tools and equipment, extinguishing fires, rescuing personnel, and performing emergency medical care and CPR.

3E771.  Qualification in and possession of AFSC 3E751.  Also, experience performing or supervising fire protection functions.

3E791.  Qualification in and possession of AFSC 3E771.  Also, experience managing fire protection functions.

Other.  The following are mandatory as indicated:  For entry into this specialty:  Normal color vision as defined in AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards.  For entry, award, and retention of these AFSCs:  No record of pyrophobia, acrophobia, or claustrophobia.  Ability to speak distinctly.  Qualification to operate government vehicles according to AFI 24-301, Vehicle Operations.  For entry, award, and retention of AFSCs 3E711/31/51/71, must meet physical standards according to AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards, and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1582, Medical Requirements for Firefighters.  For award and retention of these AFSCs:  Specialty requires routine access to Secret material or similar environment.  For award and retention of AFSCs 3E7XX, completion of a current National Agency Check, Local Agency Checks and Credit (NACLC) according to AFI 31‑501, Personnel Security Program Management.  NOTE:  Award of the 3-skill level without a completed NACLC is authorized provided an interim Secret security clearance has been granted according to AFI 31-501.  For award and retention of AFSCs 3E751/71/91/00 must maintain an Air Force Network License according to AFI 33-115, Vol 2, Licensing Network Users and Certifying Network Professionals.