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Law Enforcement and Firefighting Careers

This document compares and contrasts two careers: law enforcement officers and firefighters. For law enforcement officers, their main duties are to protect life and property, prevent crimes, investigate complaints, and patrol areas. Firefighters respond to fire alarms, drive fire vehicles and equipment, operate hoses to fight fires, and report to supervisors. Both careers require skills like problem solving, communication, and physical stamina. For education, both require a high school diploma or GED, and firefighters require additional training. In Oregon, there are over 4,500 law enforcement officers and over 3,700 firefighters employed.

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Law Enforcement and Firefighting Careers

This document compares and contrasts two careers: law enforcement officers and firefighters. For law enforcement officers, their main duties are to protect life and property, prevent crimes, investigate complaints, and patrol areas. Firefighters respond to fire alarms, drive fire vehicles and equipment, operate hoses to fight fires, and report to supervisors. Both careers require skills like problem solving, communication, and physical stamina. For education, both require a high school diploma or GED, and firefighters require additional training. In Oregon, there are over 4,500 law enforcement officers and over 3,700 firefighters employed.

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Topics

Career1:LawEnforcementOfficers

Career2:

SpecificWork
Activities

a.Protectlifeandproperty
b.Preventcrimes
c.Investigatecomplaints
d.patrolareas

a.Respondtofirealarmsandotheremergencycalls
b.Driveandoperatefirefightingvehiclesand
equipment
c.Selecthosenozzleandusehosetospraywateror
chemicalsontofire
d.Assesssituationandreporttosupervisortoreceive
instructions.

CommonWork
Activities

a.resolvingfamilydisputes
b.providingcommunityeducation
c.monitoringschools
d.managingtraffic

a.Operatevehiclesormechanizedequipment
b.Performactivitiesthatusethewholebody
c.inspectequipment,structures,ormaterials
d.Getinformationneededtodothejob

WorkingConditions a.aresometimesplacedinconflictsituations

b.alwayswearuniforms
c.mustbe
constantlyawareofsituations
d.mayworkweekends,evenings,nights,and
holidays

a.Areextremelyresponsibleforthehealthandsafety
ofothers
b.Mustbeveryexactintheirwork.Errorscouldresult
inseriousorfatalinjuries.
c.Sometimesremainatthesiteofadisasterformany
daysatatime.
d.Mustbeconstantlyawareoffrequentlychanging
eventswhilefightingfires.

PhysicalDemands

a.sitforalongperiodoftime
b.standforalongperiodoftime
c.walkorrunforalongtimeperiodoftime
d.movequickpreciseadjustmentstomachine
control

a.Usetheirhandstohandle,control,orfeelobjects,
tools,orcontrols.
b.Standforlongperiodsoftime
c.Bendortwisttheirbody.
d.Repeatthesamemovements.

Skills&Abilities

a.listentoothersandaskquestions
b.readandunderstandworkrelatedmaterials
c.usereasoningtosolveproblems

a.Listentoothersandaskquestions
b.Readandunderstandworkrelatedmaterials.
c.Expressideasclearlywhenspeaking

d.lookforwaystohelppeople

d.Usereasoningtodiscoveranswerstoproblems

Knowledge

a.publicsafetyandsecurity
b.law,government,andjurisprudence
c.medicalanddentistry
d.transportation

a.Mechanical:Knowledgeofdesigning,using,and
repairingmachinesandtools.
b.PublicSafetyandSecurity:Knowledgeof
protectingpeople,data,andproperty.
c.EnglishLanguage:Knowledgeofthemeaning,
spelling,anduseoftheEnglishlanguage.
d.BuildingandConstruction:Knowledgeof
constructingbuildingsandotherstructures.

Interests&Values

a.Considerachievementimportant
b.Haveenterprisinginterests
c.Haverealisticinterests
d.Havesocialinterests.

a.Havesocialinterests.
b.Haverealisticinterests.
c.Considersupportfromtheiremployerimportant.
d.Considerachievementimportant

Preparation

a.completeatleastahighschooldiplomaorGED
b.meetyourstate'sminimumagerequirement

a.completeahighschooldiplomaorGED
b.completefirefightertraining

HelpfulHigh
SchoolCourses

a.CommunityProtection
b.CriminalJusticeAssisting
c.Criminology
d.LegalSystem

a.Construction
b.DriverEducation
c.PhysicalEducation
d.SafetyandFirstAid

Licensing&
Certification

a.DepartmentofPublicSafetyStandardsand
Training
4190AumsvilleHighwaySE
Salem,OR97301

a.FireCertification
DepartmentofPublicSafetyStandardsandTraining
4190AumsvilleHighwaySE

Wages

a.$64,770peryear

a.$62,780peryear

Employment
Outlook

a.4,574lawenforcementofficersworkinthisvery
largeoccupationinOregon

a.nOregon,3,715firefightersworkinthislarge
occupation.

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