Two aviation boatswain’s mate students make an assault on a large-scale mock aircraft fire.

Two aviation boatswain’s mate students make an assault on a large-scale mock aircraft fire. The students are performing their final evaluation in the Fire Protection Apprentice Course.


Emergency, Fire & Rescue

Job Overview:

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Classification:
√ Enlisted
Χ Officer
Available in:
√ Active Duty
√ Navy Reserve

If you think and act fast, relate well to others, and have a taste for adrenaline, your skills are needed in one of the Navy emergency, fire, and rescue fields.

Pay:

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Job Description:

In the fast-paced, mission-oriented environment of the U.S. Navy, attention to safety procedures and rescue operations is critical. Sailors in this field help to ensure accidents don’t happen, but when needed, these Sailors are ready for action.

What Will You Do?

You could be called upon to fight fires, provide emergency medical care, maintain shipboard damage control and safety procedures, or assist in rescue operations. Not only do individuals in this field respond to emergencies, they learn to prevent them in the first place. As part of this occupational specialty, you might:

  • Operate firefighting equipment
  • Act as ship’s Fire Marshall
  • Specialize in chemical, biological, and radiological defense equipment
  • Operate electrical and sound-powered communications systems
  • Render lifesaving medical treatment to troops in the field

Skills and Training

Jobs in the emergency, fire, and rescue fields can provide hands-on training in areas such as preventive medicine, firefighting, damage control, and emergency equipment repair. Sailors in this field can work in any number of environments: on board ships and submarines, as part of an air squadron, or with Special Operations units.

Your training may also prepare you for future civilian careers such as:

  • Emergency Medical Technician
  • Firefighter
  • Surgical Technician
  • Pharmacist’s Assistant
  • Medical Laboratory Assistant
  • X-Ray Equipment Tester
  • X-Ray Technician
  • Medical Assistant
  • Nuclear Medical Technologist
  • Respiratory Therapist

Earn College Credits

Much of the training in this field qualifies for college credit. Advanced training is available in areas such as firefighting, safety inspection, specialization in health-care technologies, and maintenance and repair of high-tech rescue and emergency equipment. If you enjoy helping people and working in a fast-moving environment, the emergency, fire, and rescue fields present a great opportunity to fine-tune your skills.

Career Outlook

The emergency, fire, and rescue fields can prepare you for many great careers, particularly in firefighting and fire prevention, medical specialty, preventive maintenance, and inspection.