Fire Protection Career Ladder, AFSCs 57130, 57150, 57170, and 57190.
Abstract
This analysis found that, over the years, the Fire Protection career ladder has remained relatively stable in terms of jobs and tasks performed by incumbents in the field. Since 1968, this ladder has been surveyed three times, with highly similar findings reported in all 3 studies. The career ladder structure that emerged from these 3 analyses tend to validate the existing classification structure for AFS 571X0 personnel. In general, the members are young airmen, as evidenced by the fact that 63% of the sample are in their first enlistment. Their primary job is that of fighting various types of fires, from structural, aerospace vehicle, and natural cover fires, to hazardous material fires. Many also perform rescue tasks, fire alarm center dispatcher tasks, and fire extinguisher maintenance tasks. During firefighting operations, these incumbents will, primarily, serve as vehicle drivers, handline operators, hydrant men, nozzle men, and turret operators. Experienced fire protection incumbents were found performing as crew chiefs, instructors, fire inspectors, and station chiefs. Career ladder documents such as the AFR 39-1 Specialty Descriptions and Specialty Training Standard were found to be excellent supporting documents.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 28, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA054303