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Job Analysis of the Entry Level Firefighter Position.

PB271534

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Bownas, D. A.; Heckman, R. W.
Page Count	442
Abstract	This report describes the procedures and results of a nation-wide job analysis of the entry level firefighter position. The study was carried out in a total of 109 fire departments, geographically dispersed, of sizes ranging from fewer than 25 to nearly 3,000 uniformed personnel, and representing cities of from no more than 20,000 to more than 2.5 million population. Sixteen major job clusters, comprising 116 important firefighter tasks, were identified during the job analysis. Additionally, 20 knowledges, skills, abilities and other characteristics (KSA) contributing to performance in the 16 major job areas were identified, instruments for measuring each of these were specified, and the relative weight to be given to each KSA was derived. Finally procedures were developed so that firefighter jurisdictions not included in the study can assess the appropriateness of the results to their own firefighter positions.
Keywords	Fire fighting Job analysis Urban areas Abilities Requirements Performance standards Performance evaluation Methodology Statistical analysis Fire fighting personnel Task analysis
Source Agency	Personal Research and Development Center Policies and Studies
NTIS Subject Category	70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies 91C - Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice
Corporate Authors	Personnel Decisions, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.; Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C. Personnel Research and
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Interim rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197724
Contract Number	CS-1642

Job Analysis of the Entry Level Firefighter Position.

Job Analysis of the Entry Level Firefighter Position.
PB271534

Publication Date	1976
Personal Author	Bownas, D. A.; Heckman, R. W.
Page Count	442
Abstract	This report describes the procedures and results of a nation-wide job analysis of the entry level firefighter position. The study was carried out in a total of 109 fire departments, geographically dispersed, of sizes ranging from fewer than 25 to nearly 3,000 uniformed personnel, and representing cities of from no more than 20,000 to more than 2.5 million population. Sixteen major job clusters, comprising 116 important firefighter tasks, were identified during the job analysis. Additionally, 20 knowledges, skills, abilities and other characteristics (KSA) contributing to performance in the 16 major job areas were identified, instruments for measuring each of these were specified, and the relative weight to be given to each KSA was derived. Finally procedures were developed so that firefighter jurisdictions not included in the study can assess the appropriateness of the results to their own firefighter positions.
Keywords	Fire fighting Job analysis Urban areas Abilities Requirements Performance standards Performance evaluation Methodology Statistical analysis Fire fighting personnel Task analysis
Source Agency	Personal Research and Development Center Policies and Studies
NTIS Subject Category	70D - Personnel Management, Labor Relations & Manpower Studies 91C - Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice
Corporate Authors	Personnel Decisions, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn.; Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C. Personnel Research and
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Interim rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197724
Contract Number	CS-1642