SAN ANDREAS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Fire Academy Document
SAFD “Cheat Sheet”
Firefighter II - > Specialist
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Specialist Rank Requirements:
Nomination from Command Staff
Minimum 1 month as FF II
Expert knowledge of SAFR SOPs
Expert knowledge of SAFR Special Operations SOPs
Specialist Basic Expectations:
The SAFD Specialist is the “senior” firefighter
Specialists are subject matter experts beyond fire related emergencies
Specialists head up the Special Operation division of SAFD under the direction of command
Specialists are expected to remain highly proficient in the various disciplines of TRO Operations and continuously train, study and update SOPs in accordance with industry standards
Specialist Resources:
**this evaluation will be different than FF1 & FF2. Specialist is essentially a FF2 who is ready to start learning the Special Operations SOPs and take on additional responsibilities within the department. Your evaluation will ask you basic questions about ALL the specialties, but nothing too in depth. You will be expected to start training in one of the Specialties and further knowledge checks will happen as time goes on. A specialist is the minimum rank for FTO, so you will also be asked some basic questions in that area**