1. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion:
1.1. the laws and regulations governing the operation of the State Fire and Rescue Service.
1.2. fire and its development;
2. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding:
2.1. organization of territorial department services of the State Fire and Rescue Service;
2.2. tactical possiblities of subunits;
2.3. firefighting tactics;
2.4. animal rescue;
2.5. biological weapons, radiation, natural disasters;
2.6. basic fire engines, special fire engines;
2.7. professional psychology;
2.8. fire safety prevention;
2.9. professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.
3. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
3.1. labour protection requirements in the State Fire and Rescue Service;
3.2. firefighting in different objects;
3.3. rescue works in traffic accidents;
3.4. dealing with the consequences of chemical accidents;
3.5. rescue on water and ice;
3.6. respiratory system protection products;
3.7. communication organization in the State Fire and Rescue Service;
3.8. expansion at the place of the accident, complex exercises;
3.9. physical readiness;
3.10. drill;
3.11. first aid;
3.12. official language;
3.13. one foreign language at the communication level;
3.14. professional interaction;
3.15. environmental protection;
3.16. legal employment relations.

1.To rescue people, save animals and protect property in fires, accidents and other disasters.
2. To provide the first aid to victims.
3. To make people aware of life hazards.
4. To observe the labour protectionrequirements.
5. To perform rescue works.
6. To extinguish fires.
7. To make decisions independently in case of a situation dangerous for life.
8. To use firefighting, absorbing, and neutralization substances to deal with the consequences of accidents.
9. To force or demolish building constructions.
10. To work in the environment dangerous for life and health (non-suitable for breathing, under the influence of hazardous and biologically active substances, ionizing radiation sources, working at heights, water, and on ice).
11. To perform emergency procedures to deal with the consequences of accidents and perform rescue works.
12. To use the tactical possibilities of fire engines and rescuing vehicles and technical equipment when extinguishing fire, dealing with the consequences of accidents and rescuing after traffic accidents, chemical accidents, explosions and radiation disasters, as well as performing rescues at heights, water, and on ice.
13. To take responsibility for the results of the own work when performing rescues from fires.
14. To work with  means of communication and maintain continued communications with the services involved in the accident.
15. To use means of individual protection.
16. To work with firefighting and rescuing technical equipment.
17. To observe the requirements of the laws and regulations governing the operation of the State Fire and Rescue Service.
18. To work with fire engines  and rescuing vehicles, motorcycles and specific equipment.
19. To keep the firefighting and rescuing equipment in technical order.
20. To check the external fire water supply system.
21. To work independently and in a team.
22. To improve skills and knowledge.
23. To maintain an appropriate level of physical readiness.
24. To plan and organize one’s own work.
25. To observe the environmental protection requirements.
26. To save evidence for investigation of the causes of accidents where possible.
27. To have a good command of the official language.
28. To have a good command of one foreign language at the professional communication level.
29. To use professional terminology in the official language and one foreign language.

1.Ability to understand and meet precisely the requirements of the laws and regulations governing the operation of the State Fire and Rescue Service.
2. Ability to check and evaluate the readiness for work  of firefighting and rescuing techniques, facilities, equipment and means of communication and to keep them in technical order.
3. Ability to work with firefighting and rescuing equipment, use facilities and equipment at the place of accident.
4. Ability to make people aware of the possible hazard and to rescue people, provide the first aid, evacuate both; animals, and material values from the risk zone upon necessity.
5. Ability to independently improve one’s own professional skills, knowledge, and physical readiness.
6. Ability to execute orders givenby a commander, as well as one’s own and common tasks.
7. Ability to act accordingly in critical situations, to evaluate life and health hazard situations and make decisions independently.
8. Ability to work in the environment not suitable for breathing by choosing the appropriate personal protection products and firefighting and rescuing technical equipment.
9. Ability to extinguish a fire by choosing and using the appropriate firefighting technical equipment, suitable extinguishing substances and and their supply points.
10. Ability to deal with the accidents involving hazardous substances by choosing and using the appropriate absorbing and neutralizing substances.
11. Ability to perform the emergency liquidation and rescuing works of the consequences of accidents after traffic accidents.
12. Ability to deal with the consequences of accidents after explosions and landslides.
13. Ability to perform rescue works on water and ice.
14. Ability to perform rescue works after natural disasters.
15. Ability to check the equipment used when dealing with the consequences of accidents and to place the equipment in the specified place in the firefighting engines and rescuing vehicles, motorcycles, and specific equipment.
16. Ability to maintain interconnection at the place of the incident, as well as communication with subunits of the State Fire and Rescue Service and other institutions involved in dealing with the consequences of accidents.
17. Ability to observe the environmental protection requirements and perform work duties by preventing the environmental impact as much as possible.
18. Ability to speak in the official language and one foreign language.