emergency response worker
Emergency response workers work in missions to aid in emergency and disaster situations, such as natural disasters or oil spills. They clean up the debris or waste caused by the event, ensure the people involved are brought to safety, prevent further damage, and transport goods such as food and medical supplies.
Also called: natural emergency response worker, first response worker, incident response worker, environmental emergency worker, first responder, aid worker, emergency response team worker, emergency response mission worker
- 13
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- hospital porter2 skills in common
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- marine firefighter2 skills in common
- paramedic in emergency responses2 skills in common
- water engineer2 skills in common
Essential skills
13- clean up spilled oil
- coordinate with other emergency services
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- estimate damage
- evacuate people from buildings
- evacuate people from flooded areas
- first aid
- flood remediation equipment
- operational tactics for emergency responses
- perform environmental remediation
- provide emergency supplies
- remove debris
- treat flood damage
Optional skills
20- avoid contamination
- dispatch emergency personnel
- dispose of hazardous waste
- identify risk of flooding
- manage emergency evacuation plans
- manage emergency procedures
- operate an emergency communication system
- perform demarcation
- perform risk analysis
- perform search and rescue missions
- pollution legislation
- pollution prevention
- provide first aid
- provide humanitarian aid
- remove contaminants
- report pollution incidents
- rescue animals
- sort waste
- use personal protection equipment
- waste and scrap products
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