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Firefighters
Puts out fires and responds to rescues and medical emergencies.
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Firefighters fight fires, rescue people from crashes and collapses, handle hazardous spills, and answer many medical calls. In much of Pennsylvania, fire companies are mostly volunteers; cities and some suburbs have paid departments.
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High school courses that build toward it
- Physical Education · Health and PE
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- Child Development · Career and Technical
Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.
- English 11 · English
Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.
- Computer Science Principles · Computer Science
Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.
Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.
Firefighters on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.