Which jobs are similar to firefighters?

Some firefighters rise in the ranks to become fire officers. Others branch out into various specialties.

For example, some municipalities employ a former firefighter as a Fire Inspector or a Building Inspector or a Plans Inspector.

Other firefighters become professional arson investigators, public safety educators, work in the Fire Marshal's office.

There are also private-sector jobs as inspectors, investigators and adjustors for insurance companies, fire equipment installation and maintenance, and various type of fire-science or fire-safety consulting.