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As fire officer you are expected to be able to work both as a chief and an expert. To be successful in the fire officer position it is essential that you have an interactive approach to management, a perspective style of thinking, the ability to plan and develop, the ability of holistic safety thinking and knowledge of international rescue work. Further, as fire officer you should be able to recognise and solve problems in several ways, have interpersonal communication skills, tolerate pressure and have good learning abilities as well. At the regional rescue services a fire officer with a Bachelor of Engineering degree may work with managerial duties as well as with duties requiring a good professional competence such as emergency services, accident prevention or civil defence. The occupational titles in the regional rescue services are, e.g. chief executive officer of emergency services, risk management manager, regional senior executive fire officer, fire inspector, civil defence officer, senior executive fire officer, executive fire officer and station officer. The fire officer training also qualifies you to work as a chief executive officer of communications at an emergency response centre. A fire officer may also find employment in the rescue service administration, teaching or as a safety consultant on the private sector. Fire officer’s examination is arranged in cooperation with the Savonia University of Applied Sciences. It gives qualification to work in all officer positions in rescue departments. The aim of the studies is to prepare graduate students for the needs in the field of emergency services: to educate experts, who are able to think broadly, work in various positions, who are committed to their professional development, and have assimilated their role as maintainers and developers of safety in society.
One can complete the Fire officer’s examination in a youth or an adult line. In the youth line, students are chosen by joint application. In adult line, a person who has Sub-officer’s degree can continue his studies to become a Bachelor of Engineering.
Heads of the Fire officer’s study programme in 2008-2010 are Senior Instructors Matti Honkanen and Raija Lerssi.
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