Definition should include

identifying the department’s organizational structure and operating procedures
identifying the department’s response area or district, including streets and hazards
performing all duties safely
maintaining firefighting equipment, especially PPE
responding to alarms as a member of a trained unit/company
using SCBA and PPE
rescuing people endangered by fire
using fire department tools to conduct forcible entry, ventilation, and fire repression at a fire scene (e.g., structure, vehicle, ground-cover fires)
conducting overhaul operations at a fire scene
conducting fire-prevention inspections
presenting fire-safety information to the community
providing emergency medical care.

Process/Skill Questions:

Why is it important for fire service personnel to be intimately familiar with the area’s geography, neighborhoods, and streets?
What important information can a firefighter provide to the community?
Why is continual training vital to the firefighter?