Firefighter

Firefighter is a civilian job in San Fierro where you respond to fires, put them out, and rescue pedestrians.

Overview

Firefighter is a Civilian job based around fire calls and rescue work.

You go to the fire location, extinguish the flames with a Fire Extinguisher, and rescue pedestrians when needed.

The job also has a Fire Truck side mission.

How To Start

To become a Firefighter:

Go to the Firefighter marker at the San Fierro Fire Department.

Take the Firefighter job.

You can also use /jobs to find it.

At Level 10, you unlock:

/go firefighter

How It Works

After taking the job:

Go to the fire icon.

Get out of your vehicle.

Take the Fire Extinguisher.

Spray out the flames.

Rescue pedestrians if needed.

Firefighters can have up to 2 victims follow them to safety.

If you die during the mission, you lose 30% of that reward.

Vehicles

The main Firefighter job uses:

Fire Truck

Firefighters are not limited to only the Fire Truck when responding to fires.

Firefighter Side Mission

The job also has a Fire Truck side mission.

To start it:

Enter a Fire Truck.

Press Z.

After that:

You have 5 minutes to extinguish burning vehicles.

Use the truck's water hose with LMB.

A progress bar is shown above burning vehicles.

Firefighter missions also run in a loop so the same missions do not repeat too often.

Rescue Notes

Firefighters can:

Have up to 2 victims follow them to safety
Run while escorting victims

If a Firefighter takes LSD, they can see the locations of the pedestrians they need to rescue on the map.

Skin

Firefighter uses these skin IDs:

278
279

Progression

Firefighter levels are:

L0 Training, 0 fires
L1 Junior Firefighter, 300
L2 Senior Firefighter, 1,200
L3 Assistant Specialist, 2,700
L4 Specialist Firefighter, 4,800
L5 Professional Firefighter, 7,200
L6 Expert Firefighter, 10,200
L7 Chief Firefighter, 14,100
L8 Master Firefighter, 18,900
L9 Executive Firefighter, 24,600
L10 Chief of Department, 31,500

VIP adds 20% more money.

Achievement

The Level 10 civilian achievement for Firefighter is:

Cities Bravest

Important Notes

Firefighter is based in San Fierro.
The main job uses a Fire Extinguisher.
The Fire Truck side mission starts with Z.
The side mission gives you 5 minutes to extinguish burning vehicles.
The truck water hose uses LMB.
Firefighters can respond in vehicles other than the Fire Truck.
You can escort up to 2 victims at a time.
Firefighters can run while escorting.
If you die during the mission, you lose 30% of that reward.
At Level 10, you unlock /go firefighter.