A firefighter can also be called a ‘fireman’.
It is a highly skilled man or a woman whose main responsibility is to combat and extinguish fires.
A firefighter is usually a career professional; however, some people are allowed to volunteer for duty.
The professionals do not have a lot of responsibilities, but all of them are of extreme importance – putting out fires, rescuing and caring for the injured (firefighters can act as emergency medical technicians), investigating the sources of fire, and working to prevent future fires.
Once the fireman reaches the site, he or she will be responsible for a specific task – hose operators connect hoses to fire hydrants; pump operators control the water flow; tillers guide the aerial ladders; others rescue potential victims, and so on.