Firefighter

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The new job experience panel

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Male firefighting Sim with axe

The Firefighter occupation is a profession in The Sims 3: Ambitions. Firefighters work at the Fire Station lot.

Athleticism and Handy skills are useful in this profession. In-depth tasks include upgrading and maintaining both the station's alarm system and fire truck as well as socializing with fellow co-workers. The Fire Station is a robust lot that can fulfill all your sims needs and provide skill training when on standby, but when the fire alarm goes off, it means dropping everything and racing to the site of the emergency which might be a small house fire, large house fire, gnome invasion, earthquake, or rabbit hole based emergencies such as an experiment gone catastrophically wrong at the science lab. Firefighters are given a letter grade (A through F) based on how quickly they are able to deal with an emergency. Handy sims can upgrade the fire alarm to respond sooner to emergencies, upgrade the fire truck in 3 increments to increase it's speed and upgrade their personal fire extinguisher to put out fires faster.

Instead of being paid per hour, Firefighters are paid a weekly stipend with a cash bonus after every emergency they handle. Additionally, the 'job performance' bar has been exchanged for a 'job experience' panel, that must be filled before a Sim can receive a promotion. The job experience panel is filled by Sims handling emergencies, increasing Athleticism and Handy skills, and befriending coworkers. Experience is drained when sims miss work or fail to handle an emergency.

The two most common emergencies are small and large house fires. For small house fires, a firefighter need only to locate and extinguish a fire on a designated lot. However, during a large house fire, several new elements are introduced including window fires, breaking down doors and evacuating victims. Window fires must be put out before the firefighter attempts to break down any doors obscuring the way down with an axe which is hastened by having ranks in Athletics. Victims trapped inside will remain in one place panicking until they are rescued or die. Once a firefighter has reached a victim, they must use the "Convince to Run" interaction to get them to leave the building. Babies, toddlers, and children must be carried out by the firefighter as they are too scared to run on their own. Less than moral firefighters can also choose to steal objects in the confusion when no one is watching.

The appearance of the firefighter uniform in the trailer and screenshots appears drastically different than the one on the game cover and those seen in the base game. The clothes seen in earlier trailers are new outfits, while firefighter Sims will wear a uniform while on duty, and the base game's firefighter suit when responding to an emergency.

Note: There is currently a glitch with the firefighting career where your Sim puts out all the fires, captures all the gnomes, leaves the venue after one hour, etc, but the mission clock still runs. Sims around the house will still be doing the Simlish fire dance and the mission will never end until you leave the lot, resulting in mission failure and loss of job experience. It can't be helped for now, but the issue may be fixed in a future update. This glitch can also occur in the ghost hunting career track, where you catch all the spirits but the mission doesn't end.

Types of Jobs

Small House Fire

Flames appear in a random household, the firefighter must put them all out.

The sim must accomplish this task in under 3 hours for an A ranking.

Large House Fire

1-4 Sims are trapped inside a building building. Your sim is tasked with saving their lives and putting out the fire. Firefighter tasks include:

• Putting out fires on building windows (must be done before sim may enter building).
• Extinguishing flames within and outside of structure.
• Breaking open doors.
• Convincing trapped adults to escape buillding.
• Carrying children out of building.

The firefighter has 4 hours to achieve an A ranking in this type of task.

Angry Gnome Attack

A household will be 'attacked' by Mysterious Mr. Gnomes. The firefighter simply needs to capture 2-5 gnomes.

Building Disaster

Can happen in any rabbithole in the city. Firefighter simply goes into the rabbithole and comes out when the job is done.

Disasters include:

• Mutant Plant Attack
• Air Conditioning Malfunction
• Rogue Simbot
• Evil Plan Backfire

The sim has 3 hours to finish this event for an A ranking.

Earthquake

This is the most difficult task of them all.

This event can happen at any time. The player's screen shakes and a message appears prompting the firefigter to check out the fire station to see if they need help. One house at a time, the firefighter must:

• Put out several fires

• Clear rubble to save trapped sims

• Repair a gas leak at the kitchen stove

Usually the firefighter must rescue 3 households before the earthquake event is finished. The event timer restarts after the firefighter completes the previous house.

Promotion Levels

Level	Name	Description	Work Time	Compensation	Performance Factors	Perks (cumulative)
1	Waterboy/Watergirl	Noble intentions and a heroic stride will only get you so far. Grit, courage, and know-how around the fire station and amidst a five-alarm blaze are the only thing that will earn you a promotion. Watch the alarm and be ready to respond to emergencies.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Stipend §276/week Promotional Bonus N/A Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies & Coworkers	New Uniform / Unlock Firefighter Outfit
2	Soot Stripper	You've survived your first few emergencies and the town is still standing! Your service is not going unnoticed, but that doesn't mean you're a true firefighter yet - only time spent in the middle of the fire will earn that title!	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Stipend §340/week Promotional Bonus None Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	None
3	Fire Safety Instructor	Your fellow fire fighters have begun to respect your savvy and swagger amidst an inferno, which means you have a voice in the station. Teach when possible and stand out as a veteran.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Stipend §400/week Promotional Bonus None Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	New Uniform
4	Hose Handler	Bigger fires require a bigger hose. the blazes are getting hotter and the alarms are screaming louder. Keep pushing yourself to protect the citizenry and your valor will not go unnoticed.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Stipend §520/week Promotional Bonus Firefighter's Axe wall decorative Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	None
5	Fireman/Firewoman	The infernos have grown to the point where holding your breath will no longer cut it. The city has increased its budget to supply you with the latest in breathing tank technology. Equip them, trust them, and rely on them as they are your lifeline in a fire.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM	Stipend §640/week Promotional Bonus None Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	New Uniform / Unlock Firefighter Hat
6	Fire Sergeant	With veterancy and prestige comes rank and seniority. As a fire sergeant your duties have increased and your fellow fire fighters look to you more and more for direction and leadership when the heat is turned up.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 10:00AM - 6:00PM	Stipend §840/week Promotional Bonus Fireman's Coat wall sculpture Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	None
7	Fire Captain	It's been a long time coming but as the Captain of the station you are now the expert on frontline fire fighting tactics. Point your team in the right direction and get every cictim out alive. When it's this hot there's no room for error.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 11:00AM - 5:00PM	Stipend §1,132/week Promotional Bonus None Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	New Uniform
8	Backdraft Specialist	Fire fighters and departments around the world now look to you as the expert on freak fire fighting occurrences, such as building collapses, gas leaks, and of course, backdrafts. Nobody knows the nature of the fire better than you - your reputation precedes you wherever you go.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 11:00AM - 5:00PM	Stipend §1,480/week Promotional Bonus None Pension §	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	None
9	Assistant Fire Chief	The station doesn't run without the Chief or the right hand - you. Make sure transactions with City Hall politicians go smoothly and the needs of the citizens are addressed by the firefighters under your command.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 12:00PM - 5:00PM	Stipend §1,840/week Promotional Bonus None Pension §{{{pension}}}	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	New Uniform, Immune to Fire
10	Fire Chief	It's been a long and distinguished career, but the title of Chief has been bestowed upon you. City Hall believes in you, the citizenry relies on you, and your fellow fire fighters trust you without question. Your noble stewardship over the community will not be forgotten by anyone any time soon.	Days Off Saturday & Sunday Hours 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Stipend §2480/week Promotional Bonus None Pension §{{{pension}}}	Skills Athletic, Handiness Responsibilities Emergencies, Coworkers	Firetruck, Fire Alarm (Work from home)

Trivia

• Firefighter coworkers are unreachable via telephone. They are always either at the station or traveling to or from work.
• If the player chooses to Detonate the Woo Woo 4000 at the station, they will be able to continue responding to disasters. The fire engine will not respawn however, so no maintenance or upgrades on it will be possible.
• NPC Coworkers are sometimes disaster victims. They also do absolutely no work. Ever.
• When your firefighter does maintenance on the alarm in their home, the station alarms also repair. This is not true for the Woo Woo 4000.
• Currently, the upgrade on a firefighter's personal extinguisher appears to be glitchy as it has been reported to reset on game reload for some players.