| Profession |
Skills Required |
Duties Performed |
| Fire Investigator |
- Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
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- Conduct internal investigation to determine negligence and violation of laws and regulations by fire department employees.
- Examine fire sites and collect evidence such as glass, metal fragments, charred wood, and accelerant residue for use in determining the cause of a fire.
- Inspect and test fire protection or fire detection systems to verify that such systems are installed in accordance with appropriate laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, and standards.
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| Computer Forensics Technician |
- Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
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- Analyze gunshot residue and bullet paths to determine how shootings occurred.
- Collect evidence from crime scenes, storing it in conditions that preserve its integrity.
- Use chemicals and other substances to examine latent fingerprint evidence and compare developed prints to those of known persons in databases.
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| Crime Scene Investigator |
- Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Technology Design: Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
- Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
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- Analyze and process evidence at crime scenes and in the laboratory, wearing protective equipment and using powders and chemicals.
- Study communication code languages or foreign languages to translate intelligence.
- Videotape scenes where possible, including collection of evidence, examination of victim at scene, and defendants and witnesses.
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