Firefighters

AUTOMATION RISK

CALCULATED

0.0%

risk level

POLLING

16.0%

Based on 454 votes

LABOR DEMAND

GROWTH

4.3%

by year 2032

WAGES

$57,120

or $27.46 per hour

Volume

315,460

as of 2023

SUMMARY

JOB SCORE

7.1/10

0.0% (Minimal Risk)

Minimal Risk (0-20%): Occupations in this category have a low probability of being automated, as they typically demand complex problem-solving, creativity, strong interpersonal skills, and a high degree of manual dexterity. These jobs often involve intricate hand movements and precise coordination, making it difficult for machines to replicate the required tasks.

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Sentiment

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Sentiment over time (yearly)

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Firefighters' was $57,120, or $27 per hour

'Firefighters' were paid 18.9% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

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Idk (No chance) 1 year ago

I think that is impossible the robots become firefighetrs, they combat fires, that can burn robots systems

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Will (No chance) 1 year ago

As a first responder who has responded to some absolutely weird and unexpected calls I can’t imagine making a robot capable of adapting to the unknown in the same ways a human can. Not in 20 years anyway; no chance.

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Daniel (No chance) 1 year ago

Too much adaptation to very diverse environments.

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Lee Edwards Wright (Highly likely) 1 year ago

One of the main points of using robots is to do something that isn't safe, robots fighting fire would be highly likely because it's a dangerous job as we all know. Robots would be fearless... quite literally and might have more strength.

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Enzo (No chance) 2 years ago

I believe that although automated fire prevention systems will help to reduce the need significantly, the environment in a fire is too hostile and changes too quickly for a robot to be able to completely replace humans.

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V (No chance) 2 years ago

In the next 20 years, there is no chance of technology advancing enough to completely replace firefighters maybe supplement like some departments are using UAVs now but in the next 20 years expect a robot to perform the complex tasks required by firefighting in changing environments that are structurally degraded and in which visibility will be significantly degraded isn't realistic in any way. In 50-100 years... maybe but predicting that far ahead is essentially useless. Who knows what crazy technology we'll have by then.

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Alvin (Uncertain) 2 years ago

As someone who works in the field of machine learning, I can tell you that firefighters absolutely can be replaced. Now whether or not the general population will be ok with their hero’s going away, that’s another question itself. But if people can come off their pedestal and realize the lives automating this progression would save, then yes, it’ll be automated.

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Will 1 year ago

As a firefighter, I wonder if you’re basing your response on the extinguishment of fires only. Fighting fires is only about 10percent of a firefighters job. The bulk is Medical and Rescue. Creating a robot capable of adapting to the unknown in the same way a first responder is tasked to do is, I would imagine, not something we will be capable of in the near future.

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Rh (Low) 2 years ago

Replace firefighters altogether? Most likely not. However, we will definitely see technology and robots as more of an assistant to firefighters. At most, I think the robot would be good for the really hazardous tasks that would require you to be very close to said fire almost to the point of being burned. Everything else is best done by a human.

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Josef (Moderate) 3 years ago

Couldn't we make machines to hose down fires automatically? It doesn't seem that unlikely

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Will 1 year ago

Remember: Fighting fire is a very small part of firefighting.

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Oscar 3 years ago

a firefighter not only fight the fire ... try to learn a robot traffic rescue. More robots helping the firefighters? ... yes, but no way to replace.

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Drake (No chance) 3 years ago

It's 2020 and if we haven't been automated yet what makes you think we ever will?

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Kyle (Highly likely) 4 years ago

Improvements in automatic sprinklers and fire suppression systems will replace the need for the fire fighting aspect of the job.

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yeah 3 years ago

yeah so lets get rid of firefighters altogether, nothing can go wrong can it?

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☆ 15 days ago

firefighters mostly operate as first responders and the majority of their work consists of first aid and rescue. this requires a lot of thinking on the spot, common sense, and fast decision making as well as the physical dexterity and capabilities needed. robots could be fire extinguishers, but not firefighters.

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Firefighter manager 4 years ago

Wake up and smell the coffee technology is already impacting on the job ever heard of Boston Robotics https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=boston+robotics+youtube&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

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Jack 4 years ago

I image humans being fire fighters forever, because the robots may be on fire...

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Kevin (Highly likely) 4 years ago

I think that AI should take over this job, because it is dangerous.

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Nguyen (No chance) 4 years ago

There's not way a robot can preform the Heimlich manoeuvre on someone

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An Actual Firefighter 4 years ago

If you think this will happen you’re f**king stupid.

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Em (No chance) 4 years ago

You can't send a robot into a flaming building and expect it to adapt to its surroundings.

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Cdd 3 months ago

For real, like it's stupid people think robots can actually do that, like???

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Alvaro 5 years ago

I can´t disagree more with this. Robots can be fireproof and humans are very affected by fire.

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Alvarado 4 years ago

Problem I see with automation, still would be fun to attempt. Is that every building is different and the environment is changing, would also need to be able to feel and hear materials and their strengths. A lot of little details to automate, so extremely difficult. In terms of robots being physically more capable I'd say of course, but at same time likely heavier so would not work as well in a weaken building. But most likely I can see them being most useful being piloted remotely by firemen, and generally mostly when the environment is already rated as unpassable, so at the point where no firemen would enter the building anymore due to safety concerns. But in a potentially weakened building but safe enough to enter building, I could see humans having an advantage due to our lighter bodies.

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