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Fire Equipment Technician Duties and Responsibilities

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Purpose of Classification:

Inspects, repairs, and maintains fire safety equipment and systems in accordance with applicable fire codes. Working conditions include restricted movement, air contamination, lifting, or carrying heavy objects.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This is first in a series of four classifications and is a semi-skilled and entry level classification. This classification typically reports to the Fire Equipment Technician Lead.

Examples of Duties:

  • Inspects, repairs, and tests fire extinguishers using hand tools, hydrostatic test equipment, and monitoring devices.
     
  • Dismantles extinguishers and examines mechanical parts, extinguishing agents, and expelling means; replaces worn or damaged parts.
     
  • Cleans extinguishers and recharges them with approved materials.
     
  • Inspects, tests, and repairs systems such as smoke detectors, sprinklers, and dry stand pipe systems, and pull systems.
     
  • Assists in fire safety inspection.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of inspection, repair, maintenance, and testing techniques for fire safety equipment and systems.
     
  • Skill in the inspection, repair, maintenance, and testing techniques for fire safety equipment and systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

Three years of experience in the testing, repair, inspection, and maintenance of fire safety equipment; OR, Associate's degree in Fire Science AND one year of experience in the inspection, repair, and maintenance of fire safety equipment and systems; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved.

 

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