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O*NET detailed work activityLocate fires or fire danger areas
Stays humanWatch & inspect
3 jobs5 tasks
Inspecting and monitoring in person means noticing what's off with your own eyes, ears and hands, and being accountable for calling it.
Part of Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties, under the O*NET work activity group Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (1 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 4 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Locate forest fires on area maps, using azimuth sighters and known landmarks.
- Move toward the source of a fire, using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
- Patrol burned areas after fires to locate and eliminate hot spots that may restart fires.
- Orient self in relation to fire, using compass and map, and collect supplies and equipment dropped by parachute.