3E7X1 - Fire Protection
3E7X1 - Fire Protection
3E7X1 Male
3E7X1 Male Air National Guard
FIRE PROTECTION INFORMATION
ASVAB Requirement:
General 38
Strength Requirement:
100 lbs
Average Indoor/Outdoor work conditions:
50% Indoor / 50% Outdoor
Average Hours Worked:
40-60
Possibility of working weekends:
Yes
Deployment Tempo/Rate (Low, Medium, High)
Medium
Technical Training Length:
68 classroom days
Technical School Location:
Goodfellow AFB TX
Community College of the Air Force Degree:
Fire Science
Known Duty Stations Available to New Airmen:
All Bases
AIRMEN DESCRIBING FIRE PROTECTION
Fire Protection is just what it sounds like, a firefighter and a first responder in the Air Force for the bases. As a guard airman you can work full time for my base as a civilian state employee doing the exact same thing, working 24 hours on, 48 hours off schedule. A typical day on the job (whether on shift or at drill) is in the morning you have roll call, then you get our truck assignments, and check out all your fire trucks. This includes checking the equipment, the water pump (making sure your truck has water/foam and that your water pump is operational and can spray water), and just the overall trucks integrity. After truck check outs it really just depends what we have going on that day. A lot of times you may go into the classroom and go over some classes (firefighting operations, medical responses, aircraft responses, etc.), or you may go down to your fire training pit and do some live fire or rescue training down there. Then if there is ever an incident on base (medical emergency, fire, aircraft emergency, etc.) you then will throw whatever PPE/gear on and respond. Most of the calls are from building fire alarms going off, or aircraft emergencies (smoke in the cockpit, engine fire, etc.). The training and certification you receive is phenomenal, and just about every single certification you receive will be IFSAC (International Fire Service Accreditation Congress) and can all transfer to a City Department.
Fire protection in the Air Force is responsible for preventing and responding to fires on military bases and at Air Force facilities. This includes inspecting buildings and equipment to identify potential fire hazards, maintaining and testing fire protection systems, and providing fire-fighting training to personnel. They also respond to emergency situations, such as aircraft crashes, to extinguish fires and rescue personnel. Additionally, they may assist with aircraft crash and rescue operations, hazardous materials response, and other emergency response efforts. They may also have specialized roles such as aircraft firefighting, structural firefighting, and wildland firefighting.