Identify the five pathways in the Public Safety Career Cluster

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Career Cluster

• Correction Services • Emergency and Fire Management • Security and Protective Services • Law Enforcement Services • Legal Services

Education After High School

• After taking CTE classes law, public safety, corrections and security, you could pursue any number of opportunities including: – On-the-job training as a paralegal, fire fighter, police

officer, or security or corrections officer – A two-year college degree in fire protection and

prevention, paralegal services, criminal justice or administration of justice

– A four-year college degree in law, corrections management, legal management, government, criminal justice, criminal psychology, public safety or national security

Careers in Correction Services

Correctional Officers & Jailers

• Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institution in accordance with established regulations and procedures.

• May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point.

• Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Correctional Officers & Jailers

• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.

• Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.

• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes

Correctional Officers & Jailers

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are very likely in the

future.• Salary– $39.040 per year, on average

• Education– High School Diploma or some college

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers

• Supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

• Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.

• Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.• Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and

enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.

First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are less likely in the

future.• Salary– $57,840 per year, on average

• Education– High School or some college

Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists

• Provide social services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations

Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists

• Interview probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.

• Recommend remedial action or initiate court action in response to noncompliance with terms of probation or parole.

• Administer drug and alcohol tests, including random drug screens of offenders, to verify compliance with substance abuse treatment programs.

Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are less likely in the

future.• Salary– $48,190 per year, on average

• Education– Bachelor's Degree

Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs

• Enforce law and order in rural or unincorporated districts or serve legal processes of courts. May patrol courthouse, guard court or grand jury, or escort defendants.

• Investigate illegal or suspicious activities.• Drive vehicles or patrol specific areas to detect

law violators, issue citations, and make arrests.• Take control of accident scenes to maintain

traffic flow, to assist accident victims, and to investigate causes.

Sheriffs & Deputy Sheriffs

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are very likely in the

future.• Salary– $55,270 per year, on average

• Education– high school diploma or some college

Careers in Emergency and Fire Management Services

Careers in Emergency and Fire Management Services

• Emergency Management Directors• Fire Inspectors• Fire Investigators• Fire Prevention and Protection Engineers• Fire Officers• Forestry Fire Fighting• Police, Fire and EMS Dispatchers• Hazardous Material Removal Specialist

Emergency Management Directors

• Also called - Emergency Planner, Emergency Management Coordinator, Emergency Management System Director (EMS Director), Emergency Preparedness Program Specialist

• Coordinate disaster response or crisis management activities, such as ordering evacuations, opening public shelters, and implementing special needs plans and programs.

Emergency Management Directors

• Prepare plans that outline operating procedures to be used in response to disasters or emergencies, such as hurricanes, nuclear accidents, and terrorist attacks, and in recovery from these events.

• Develop and maintain liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.

Emergency Management Directors

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are likely in the future.

• Salary– $59,770 per year, on average

• Education– Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree

Fire Inspectors

• Also called - Fire Inspector, Fire Marshal, Fire Prevention Inspector, Fire Safety Inspector

• Inspect buildings to locate hazardous conditions and fire code violations such as accumulations of combustible material, electrical wiring problems, and inadequate or non-functional fire exits.

Fire Inspectors

• Present and explain fire code requirements and fire prevention information to architects, contractors, attorneys, engineers, developers, fire service personnel, and the general public.

• Identify corrective actions necessary to bring properties into compliance with applicable fire codes, laws, regulations, and standards, and explain these measures to property owners or their representatives.

Fire Inspectors

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are less likely in the

future.• Salary– $53,990 per year, on average

• Education– Some College or High School Diploma

Fire Investigators

• Fire Investigator, Fire Marshal, Arson Investigator, State Fire Marshal

• Examine fire sites and collect evidence such as glass, metal fragments, charred wood, and accelerant residue for use in determining the cause of a fire.

• Photograph damage and evidence related to causes of fires or explosions to document investigation findings.

• Analyze evidence and other information to determine probable cause of fire or explosion.

Fire Investigators

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are less likely in the

future.• Salary– $53,990 per year, on average

• Education– Some College or Associate's Degree

Fire Prevention and Protection Engineers

• Advise architects, builders, and other construction personnel on fire prevention equipment and techniques, and on fire code and standard interpretation and compliance.

• Inspect buildings or building designs to determine fire protection system requirements and potential problems in areas such as water supplies, exit locations, and construction materials.

• Design fire detection equipment, alarm systems, and fire extinguishing devices and systems.

Fire Prevention and Protection Engineers

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are likely in the future.

• Salary– $76,830 per year, on average

• Education– Bachelor's Degree

Forest Firefighters

• Also called - Firefighter, Fire Fighter, Engine Boss, Forest Fire Warden

• Collaborate with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew.

• Extinguish flames and embers to suppress fires, using shovels, or engine- or hand-driven water or chemical pumps.

• Test and maintain tools, equipment, jump gear and parachutes to ensure readiness for fire suppression activities.

Forest Firefighters

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are very likely in the

future.• Salary– $42,250 per year, on average

• Education– High School Diploma or Bachelor's Degree

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

• Also called - Asbestos Abatement Worker, Decontamination / Decommissioning Operator (D & D Operator), Radiological Control and Safety Technician, Waste Handling Technician

• Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

• Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.

• Record numbers of containers stored at disposal sites, specifying amounts or types of equipment or waste disposed.

• Drive trucks or other heavy equipment to convey contaminated waste to designated sea or ground locations.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are very likely in the

future.• Salary– $37,590 per year, on average

• Education– High School Diploma or Some College

Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers

• Also called - Dispatcher, Communications Operator, Public Safety Dispatcher, Communications Officer.

• Question callers to determine their locations, and the nature of their problems to determine type of response needed.

• Receive incoming telephone or alarm system calls regarding emergency and non-emergency police and fire service, emergency ambulance service, information and after hours calls for departments within a city.

• Determine response requirements and relative priorities of situations, and dispatch units in accordance with established procedures.

Hazardous Materials Removal Workers

• Job Outlook– New job opportunities are likely in the future.

• Salary– $36,300 per year, on average

• Education– High School Diploma or Some College