Job Description:

• 1) Inspects, tests, and repairs conduits and fire-fighting equipment to secure property against fires: Turns valves to force water through lines to test them for leaks, breaks, and stoppage.

• 2) Replaces and repairs defective sections of hoses and pipelines, using handtools.

• 3) Inserts wire rod in hose of fire extinguishers to remove stoppages.

• 4) Tests and cleans fire extinguishers and recharges them with solvents, sulfuric acid, carbon tetrachloride and chemicals.

• 5) Maintains inventory of equipment and fills out inspection tags and reports.

• 6) Reports unsatisfactory conditions to FIRE MARSHAL.

• 7) May repair gas masks.

• 8) May service and drive firetruck.

• 9) May test for presence of gases, using gas scope or explosive meter.