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Operational firefighter (level 3)

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Information about Operational firefighter (level 3)

Tackling a wide range of emergency situations such as tackling fires, searching, rescuing and protecting people and animals.

• Knowledge, skills and behaviours:
  View knowledge, skills and behaviours

  Knowledge

  • How to engage with Communities to increase community safety and prevention awareness to prevent incidents from occurring and improve their health and wellbeing.
  • The risks within their community and the methods that can be used to mitigate those risks.
  • Appropriate methods of resolving fire and rescue emergency incidents using various fire extinguishing media (Water, foam/chemical)
  • Appropriate methods of resolving fire and rescue emergency incidents using various rescue and extrication techniques
  • The principles of Fire behaviour, ventilation and hydraulics
  • The principles of Environmental protection by limiting the impact of an incident using a variety of techniques
  • How to use personal and respiratory protective equipment in hazardous environments (K6)
  • How to prepare and maintain operational equipment and resources.
  • Hazards, risks and control measures across a range of emergencies
  • The principles of JESIP (Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles)
  • How to operate communication and technology systems, e.g. mobile data terminals, radios.
  • How to carry out treatment to casualty, this will include basic life support and casualty handling
  • The importance of maintaining their physical and mental wellbeing .
  • Their duty within relevant Legislation
  • Understand construction materials, basic elements of structure and reactions in an emergency situation.

  Skills

  • Carry out safe working practices in accordance with legal requirements as detailed within the knowledge section.
  • Operate safely and effectively in emergency situations.
  • Operate within an appropriate command and control system.
  • Operate in hazardous environments using Breathing Apparatus.
  • Safely resolve incidents involving hazardous materials, such as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive substances. These will be resolved by stopping further harm and then removal of/clearing up the substance.
  • Safely work at height.
  • Safely work in, on or around water e.g. to conduct rescues or extract water for firefighting purposes.
  • Extricate casualties from situations of entrapment.
  • Interact with and influence community members and business to reduce risks.
  • Take responsibility for effective performance within their role.
  • Support the development of their colleagues in their workplace
  • Use and maintain specialist equipment
  • Control and extinguish fires safely and effectively
  • Communicate effectively, through listening, writing, speaking and presenting information

  Behaviours

  • Commitment to integrity and diversity, understanding and adopting a fair and ethical approach and treating others with courtesy and respect
  • Embrace and promote the values of the organisation.
  • Confidence and resilience within the role in highly challenging and changing situations, demonstrating reliability, adaptability, responsibility and accountability to the organisation.
  • Situational awareness by maintaining an active awareness of the working environment to ensure a safe, secure and compliant working culture.
  • Commitment to excellence, by adopting a conscientious and proactive approach to achieve and maintain excellent standards.
  • Work collaboratively with others, both internally and externally.
• Apprenticeship category (sector): Protective services
• Qualification level: 3; Equal to A level
• Course duration: 24 months
• Maximum funding: £12,000 ; Maximum government funding for ; apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
• Job titles include:
  • Firefighters could be employed in any of the fire services across England
  • the Armed Forces
  • Civil Aviation or within small private sector fire services that may be incorporated in other organisations such as manufacturers and engineering

View more information about Operational firefighter (level 3) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.