Experience, Skills, and Personality Traits
Many inspectors enter the field after obtaining several years’ experience as a firefighter or police officer. Others obtain experience through fire academies.
Successful fire inspectors enjoy working with people. They need to understand the building owners’ needs and challenges, but they also need to strictly enforce building and fire codes when public safety is at risk. In a way, inspectors also need good sales skills because they have to “sell” the idea of fire compliance and prevention to business owners who will need to spend money to comply with fire and building codes. Other important traits include strong communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
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