Fire and Rescue Career Profiles
Every year, fires and other emergencies take thousands of lives and destroy billions of dollars worth of property. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car accidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations. The increasing complexity of modern industrialized life with an increase in the scale of hazards has stimulated advances in firefighting technology. Aside from the main task of extinguishing fires, the goals of firefighting are (in order) saving lives, saving property, and protecting the environment.
