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Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

Enforce fire regulations, inspect forest for fire hazards, and recommend forest fire prevention or control measures. May report forest fires and weather conditions.

$54,080
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
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AI Resilience Score

Score 5/6: low AI task exposure, growing job demand provides strong protection from AI displacement

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Low+2

22% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Growing+2

+15% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 19/25

Total Score5/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions.
  • Conduct wildland firefighting training.
  • Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone.
  • Direct crews working on firelines during forest fires.
  • Locate forest fires on area maps, using azimuth sighters and known landmarks.
  • Extinguish smaller fires with portable extinguishers, shovels, and axes.
  • Patrol assigned areas, looking for forest fires, hazardous conditions, and weather phenomena.
  • Compile and report meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and types of cloud formations.
  • Examine and inventory firefighting equipment, such as axes, fire hoses, shovels, pumps, buckets, and fire extinguishers, to determine amount and condition.
  • Educate the public about fire safety and prevention.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Time to Job Ready

1-3 years

Based on Job Zone 3. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

GIS softwareMicrosoft OfficeWeather monitoringFire behavior modelingCommunication systems

Key Abilities

Oral ExpressionProblem SensitivityOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningNear VisionWritten ComprehensionInductive ReasoningFlexibility of ClosureFar VisionSpeech Clarity

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Compensation Details

$35,000
10th Percentile
$54,080
Median
$92,170
90th Percentile

Based on 2,270 employed workers

Also Known As

District RangerEnvironmental Protection Fire Control OfficerFire Management OfficerFire Management TechnicianFire ObserverFire Operations ForesterFire Prevention OfficerFire Prevention TechnicianFire Range TechnicianFire Ranger

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 33-2022.00