Under close supervision of a Fire Captain or Fire Lieutenant, is responsible for extinguishing fires, rescuing persons and property from danger, and performing salvage and related follow-up work.Incumbents are required to perform advanced life-saving rescue techniques as part of an emergency medical, fire rescue operation or as part of other emergency operations.While emergency responsesconstitute the primary focus of a firefighter’s responsibility, considerable time is spent in study, training, inspecting and maintaining equipment and apparatus, and in cleaning and maintaining quarters.Duties involve an element of personal danger and incumbents must be capable of functioning as an integral part of a work unit in order to ensure the safe and efficient performance of duties.