Fire Equipment Technician Duties and Responsibilities
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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