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How exposed to AI is a First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker?

Of the 30 tasks O*NET lists for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers, 10 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 15 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Engine BossFire Battalion ChiefFire CaptainFire ChiefFire LieutenantFire MarshalFire Prevention ChiefFire Suppression CaptainForest Fire Specialist SupervisorSection Forest Fire Warden
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
30
tasks rated for this occupation
13%
hold a degree, from a survey of 76
81k
people do this job in the US
11 of 26
least protected in protective services

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Reachable with a chat window today

10
  • Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements
  • Direct the training of firefighters, assigning of instructors to training classes, and providing of supervisors with reports on training progress and status
  • Schedule employee work assignments and set work priorities
  • Monitor fire suppression expenditures to ensure that they are necessary and reasonable
  • Recommend personnel actions related to disciplinary procedures, performance, leaves of absence, and grievances
  • Direct investigation of cases of suspected arson, hazards, and false alarms and submit reports outlining findings
  • Recommend equipment modifications or new equipment purchases
  • Study and interpret fire safety codes to establish procedures for issuing permits to handle hazardous or flammable substances
  • Analyze burn conditions and results, and prepare postburn reports
  • Evaluate size, location, and condition of fires

Only with software built on top

5
  • Participate in creating fire safety guidelines and evacuation schemes for nonresidential buildings
  • Maintain required maps and records
  • Evaluate fire station procedures to ensure efficiency and enforcement of departmental regulations
  • Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence
  • Plan, direct, and supervise prescribed burn projects

Cannot be sped up

15
  • Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents
  • Provide emergency medical services as required, and perform light to heavy rescue functions at emergencies
  • 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
  • Instruct and drill fire department personnel in assigned duties, including firefighting, medical care, hazardous materials response, fire prevention, and related subjects
  • Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use
  • Evaluate the performance of assigned firefighting personnel
  • Perform maintenance and minor repairs on firefighting equipment, including vehicles, and write and submit proposals to modify, replace, and repair equipment
  • Drive crew carriers to transport firefighters to fire sites
  • Inspect stations, uniforms, equipment, or recreation areas to ensure compliance with safety standards, taking corrective action as necessary
  • Direct firefighters in station maintenance duties, and participate in these duties
  • Supervise and participate in the inspection of properties to ensure that they are in compliance with applicable fire codes, ordinances, laws, regulations, and standards
  • Inspect and test new and existing fire protection systems, fire detection systems, and fire safety equipment to ensure that they are operating properly
  • Maintain knowledge of fire laws and fire prevention techniques and tactics
  • Recruit or hire firefighting personnel
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.