Respond to alarms and assist in the suppression of structural, residential, commercial, industrial, chemical, petroleum, vehicle, aircraft, and wildland fires; responds to emergency medical service incidents, renders medical care as appropriate; perform fire control activities and utilize strategies in the areas of entry, removing structural obstructions interfering with fire fighting operations, victim rescue, exposure tactics, ventilation, fire containment and extinguishment, and salvage work; lay and connect hoses and various fire apparatus, equipment, tools, and devices; hold nozzles and direct water streams; raise and climb ladders; ventilate burning structures; make forcible entries and evacuate occupants; perform auto extrication using auto extrication tools, power cutters, and spreaders. Operate a variety of apparatus, equipment, tools, devices, and vehicles including lifting, hoisting, spreading, and pulling equipment, foam and additive proportions, fuel and oil pumps, building heating and cooling systems, cutting, boring, and sawing tools, lifeline belts, emergency lighting, lifting and air moving equipment, appliances, elevators, fire protection and escape systems, radio equipment and meters, all types of portable fire extinguishers, pike poles, hand lines, salvage covers, forcible entry tools, emergency medical equipment, and other rescue equipment; operate communications equipment including portable and fixed radios, P.A. system, intercoms, and telephones; transmit and receive alarms.