firefightertofire inspector
A firefighter already meets 49% of what the fire inspector role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
49%
48.6/ 100
1 Share of the fire inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the firefighter profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A fire inspector role treats 7 of its required skills as things a firefighter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- educate public on fire safety
- fire prevention procedures
- fire safety regulations
- fire-fighting systems
- perform risk analysis
- pollution legislation
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a firefighter background worth leading with.
- already held implement fire safety management plans management skills
- already held pyrotechnic articles legislation business, administration and law
- already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
- already held maintain logbooks information skills
- already held educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held fire prevention procedures services
All 13 carried skills, including the 7 the fire inspector role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held communicate health and safety measures required
- required, not held manage emergency evacuation plans required
- required, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation required
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- required, not held manage security equipment required
- optional, not held estimate damage optional
- optional, not held test safety strategies optional
- required, not held conduct fire safety inspections required
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- required, not held plan health and safety procedures required
- optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held first response optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fire inspector role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 communicate health and safety measures skill · sector specific
- 02 conduct fire safety inspections skill · cross sector
- 03 manage emergency evacuation plans skill · cross sector
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held educate public on fire safety skill
- already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held pollution legislation knowledge
- already held pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
- already held environmental policy knowledge
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held implement fire safety management plans skill
- already held maintain logbooks skill
- already held maintain safety systems skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held estimate damage optional
- optional, not held first response optional
- optional, not held advise on safety improvements optional
- optional, not held conduct public presentations optional
- optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
- optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held test safety strategies optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
55 held skills the fire inspector role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply first response skill
- not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
- not needed by the target role assess impact of industrial activities skill
- not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
- not needed by the target role assist community skill
- not needed by the target role assist people in contaminated areas skill
- not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
- not needed by the target role climb trees skill
- not needed by the target role contain fires skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role dock operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role drive firetruck under emergency conditions skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
- not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
- not needed by the target role evacuate people from heights skill
- not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
- not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle flammable substances skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install vessel's safety equipment skill
- not needed by the target role investigate maritime accidents skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
- not needed by the target role manage emergency care situations skill
- not needed by the target role manage factory operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage major incidents skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor chemical process condition skill
- not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
- not needed by the target role navy operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate emergency equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate emergency vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate marine machinery systems skill
- not needed by the target role organise fire drills skill
- not needed by the target role perform minor repairs to equipment skill
15 further entries not listed here
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held first response optional
- optional, not held handling of dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation optional
Other moves recorded from firefighter
- fire service vehicle operator 81% covered · adjacent
- pump operator 68% covered · moderate
- chief fire officer 67% covered · moderate
- firefighter instructor 56% covered · moderate
- fire protection technician 55% covered · moderate
- fire commissioner 37% covered · substantial
- fire safety tester 33% covered · substantial
- emergency response worker 21% covered · substantial
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.