Conduct internal investigation to determine negligence and violation of laws and regulations by fire department employees.

“Conduct internal investigation to determine negligence and violation of laws and regulations by fire department employees.” is a supplemental task performed by Fire Inspectors and Investigators. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 18th by importance (#13 most important). About 29% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Investigate criminal or legal matters. in Getting Information

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prepare and maintain reports of investigation results, and records of convicted arsonists and arson suspects. · importance 4.9
• Testify in court cases involving fires, suspected arson, and false alarms. · importance 4.8
• Package collected pieces of evidence in securely closed containers, such as bags, crates, or boxes, to protect them. · importance 4.8
• Conduct inspections and acceptance testing of newly installed fire protection systems. · importance 4.7
• Analyze evidence and other information to determine probable cause of fire or explosion. · importance 4.6
• Subpoena and interview witnesses, property owners, and building occupants to obtain information and sworn testimony. · importance 4.6
• Photograph damage and evidence related to causes of fires or explosions to document investigation findings. · importance 4.6
• 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. · importance 4.6
• 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. · importance 4.6
• Instruct children about the dangers of fire. · importance 4.5
• Conduct fire code compliance follow-ups to ensure that corrective actions have been taken in cases where violations were found. · importance 4.5
• Inspect properties that store, handle, and use hazardous materials to ensure compliance with laws, codes, and regulations, and issue hazardous materials permits to facilities found in compliance. · importance 4.4
• Write detailed reports of fire inspections performed, fire code violations observed, and corrective recommendations offered. · importance 4.4
• 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. · importance 4.4

See all tasks on the Fire Inspectors and Investigators page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Conduct internal investigation to determine negligence and violation of laws and regulations by fire department employees.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-23014}
}