451232 Firefighter
Responds to fire alarms and emergency calls, controls and extinguishes fires, and protects life and property.
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Unit group
- 4512 Emergency Services Officers and Firefighters
- Edition
- OSCA 2024
- Skill level
- Level 3
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Official ANZSCO correspondence
Role overview
Responds to fire alarms and emergency calls, controls and extinguishes fires, and protects life and property.
Use this page to confirm the official title, the parent unit group, the task list and the related ANZSIC industry context before using the occupation in classification, reporting or migration-adjacent workflows.
Occupation facts
- Skill level
- 3
- Major group
- 4 Community and Personal Service Workers
- Sub-major group
- 45 Protective Service and Security Workers
- Minor group
- 451 Protective Service Workers
- Unit group
- 4512 Emergency Services Officers and Firefighters
Tasks
- Responds to fire alarms and emergency calls
- Operates pumps, sprays water, foam and chemicals from hoses, portable extinguishers and other appliances to extinguish fires and to disperse or neutralise dangerous substances
- Locates, rescues and evacuates people trapped in dangerous situations, and provides first aid and medical assistance to injured individuals
- Visits buildings and potential fire hazards to study access points and locations of hydrants
- Conducts fire prevention and safety education programs for the public
- Maintains firefighting equipment and vehicles
- Participates in firefighting training exercises, drills and demonstrations
Skill level guidance
Skill level helps place the occupation inside the ABS hierarchy. Use it as a classification cue, then check the actual task list and occupational context before making a decision for HR, visa or reporting work.
How to use this occupation page
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Related occupations
Industry context
- ANZSIC 7713 Fire Protection and Other Emergency Services 7 primary activities
- ANZSIC 8219 Adult, Community and Other Education n.e.c. 12 primary activities
- ANZSIC 2299 Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing n.e.c. 42 primary activities
- ANZSIC 7712 Investigation and Security Services 11 primary activities
Alternative titles
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Compare OSCA 451232 with related occupations
Compare roles in the same OSCA unit group by their official definition, skill level, tasks and recognised alternative titles.
| Comparison point | Current code451232 Firefighter | 451231 Emergency Services Officer |
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| Official role definition | Responds to fire alarms and emergency calls, controls and extinguishes fires, and protects life and property. | Attends the scene of emergencies to minimise risk to community safety and security. |
| Skill level | Skill Level 3 | Skill Level 3 |
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| Alternative titles | Not stated |
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Comparison uses occupation definitions, skill levels, tasks and title variants from the ABS OSCA data files.
In this section
- 451231Emergency Services Officer
- 451232Firefighter
Official source
- Official source
- ABS OSCA 2024 release and correspondence tables
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-17
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