Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a fire commissioner can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a fire commissioner already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Fire commissioners oversee the activity of the fire department making sure the services supplied are effective and the necessary equipment is provided. They develop and manage the business policies ensuring the legislation in the field is followed. Fire commissioners perform safety inspections and promotes fire prevention education.

Also known as area manager, fire brigade commissioner, fire service commissioner, brigade manager, chief fire officer.

Managers 28 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fire inspector, 43%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fire inspector 43% covered chief fire officer 35% covered fire protection technician 31% covered fire safety tester 29% covered pump operator 27% covered fire commissioner You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fire commissioner, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a fire commissioner already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A fire commissioner needs 17 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • perform maintenance on fire alarm systems constructing
  • inspect fire equipment constructing
  • implement fire safety management plans management skills
  • conduct fire safety inspections assisting and caring
  • organise fire drills management skills
  • communicate health and safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • personnel management business, administration and law
  • educate public on fire safety communication, collaboration and creativity
  • government policy social sciences, journalism and information
  • fire prevention procedures services
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a fire commissioner does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Fire commissioner is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a fire commissioner’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.