Firefighter to fire service vehicle operator
A firefighter already meets 81% of what the fire service vehicle operator role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
23.8/ 100
1 How much of what a fire service vehicle operator is expected to do is already part of a firefighter’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the fire service vehicle operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fire service vehicle operator role treats 18 of its required skills as things a firefighter already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- drive firetruck under emergency conditions
- ensure public safety and security
- extinguish fires
- fire prevention procedures
- fire safety regulations
- fire-fighting systems
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire service vehicle operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a firefighter background worth leading with.
- already held drive firetruck under emergency conditions working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held contain fires assisting and caring
- already held operate emergency equipment handling and moving
- already held evacuate people from buildings assisting and caring
- already held manage emergency care situations management skills
- already held organise fire drills management skills
All 27 carried skills, including the 18 the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 5 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn apply advanced driving techniques required
- still to learn operate specialised equipment in emergency required
- still to learn drive vehicles required
- still to learn react calmly in stressful situations required
- still to learn tolerate stress required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fire service vehicle operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply advanced driving techniques practise this
- 02 operate specialised equipment in emergency practise this
- 03 tolerate stress practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 27 skills that carry over
- already held drive firetruck under emergency conditions skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held health and safety regulations knowledge
- already held hydraulics knowledge
- already held manage emergency care situations skill
- already held manage major incidents skill
- already held operate emergency equipment skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held perform search and rescue missions skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held select hazard control skill
- already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
- already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
- already held contain fires skill
- already held educate public on fire safety skill
- already held evacuate people from buildings skill
- already held maintain safety systems skill
- already held organise fire drills skill
- already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
41 held skills the fire service vehicle operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply first response skill
- not needed by the target role assess contamination skill
- not needed by the target role assess impact of industrial activities skill
- not needed by the target role assess risk factors skill
- not needed by the target role assist community skill
- not needed by the target role assist people in contaminated areas skill
- not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
- not needed by the target role climb trees skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role dock operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
- not needed by the target role environmental policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role evacuate people from heights skill
- not needed by the target role handle flammable substances skill
- not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
- not needed by the target role industrial engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role industrial tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect industrial equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install vessel's safety equipment skill
- not needed by the target role investigate maritime accidents skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with industrial professionals skill
- not needed by the target role maintain logbooks skill
- not needed by the target role manage factory operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor chemical process condition skill
- not needed by the target role monitor disposal of radioactive substances skill
- not needed by the target role navy operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate emergency vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate marine machinery systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
- not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
- not needed by the target role pyrotechnic articles legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role regulations on substances knowledge
- not needed by the target role rescue in road accidents skill
- not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role vessel electrical system knowledge
- not needed by the target role work safely with chemicals skill
1 further entry not listed here
Other moves recorded from firefighter
- pump operator 68% covered · moderate
- chief fire officer 67% covered · moderate
- firefighter instructor 56% covered · moderate
- fire protection technician 55% covered · moderate
- fire inspector 49% covered · moderate
- fire commissioner 37% covered · substantial
- fire safety tester 33% covered · substantial
- emergency response worker 21% covered · substantial
Common questions about this move
Can a firefighter become a fire service vehicle operator?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A firefighter already covers 81% of what a fire service vehicle operator is expected to do: 27 skills carry over, 18 of which the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.
What skills does a firefighter need to become a fire service vehicle operator?
5 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is apply advanced driving techniques.
How hard is the move from firefighter to fire service vehicle operator?
Its learning distance is 23.8 out of 100, which is the adjacent band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.