What do forest firefighters do?

A forest firefighter responds to fires in a forest area or helps throughout other regions with firefighting. Forest firefighters must maintain peak physical condition, know how to work through wildland, and be able to work as part of a team. Part of training is learning how to handle the equipment used during firefighting. In this career, you work with chemical and water pumps to put out flames. You regularly have to parachute into wildland to extinguish a fire and save anyone in the area. After extinguishing a fire, you must patrol the region to ensure there is no chance for the fire to reignite through hotspots.