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Maintain fire fighting tools or equipment

This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.

Part of Maintain tools or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 5 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
• Perform maintenance and minor repairs on firefighting equipment, including vehicles, and write and submit proposals to modify, replace, and repair equipment.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers
• Clean and maintain fire stations and fire fighting equipment and apparatus.Stays human Firefighters
• Arrange for the replacement of defective fire fighting equipment and for repair of fire alarm and sprinkler systems, making minor repairs such as servicing fire extinguishers when feasible.Stays human Fire Inspectors and Investigators

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Direct firefighters in station maintenance duties, and participate in these duties.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers