CAPABILITY CARD · Protective Services

The Firefighters capability card.

One link that proves what you do — the work, the tools, the market, and the path to better contracts.

There are 345,990 firefighters in the U.S. The ones who win the work a buyer actually budgets for don't hand over a flat PDF — they send a living capability card. Built and maintained by our New Jersey team.

345,990
working nationally
$59,280
Median / year
8
Core duties mapped
$5.6B
Federal market
Tools that signal you're current

The systems you actually run — on the record.

Listing the software and platforms you work with is a quiet credibility signal buyers notice. These are the hot and in-demand technologies O*NET associates with firefighters (★ = flagged hot technology). Your card shows the ones that fit your shop.

Microsoft Access ★Microsoft Excel ★Microsoft Office software ★Microsoft Outlook ★Microsoft PowerPoint ★Microsoft Windows ★Microsoft Word ★
What your card proves

The work a buyer needs to see at a glance.

A client or contracting officer scanning ten firefighters wants fast proof you actually do the work. These are the core duties O*NET ties to your field — your capability card turns them into scannable proof points instead of a wall of text.

Duty 01
Rescue survivors from burning buildings, accident sites, and water hazards.
Duty 02
Dress with equipment such as fire-resistant clothing and breathing apparatus.
Duty 03
Assess fires and situations and report conditions to superiors to receive instructions, using two-way radios.
Duty 04
Move toward the source of a fire, using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties.
Duty 05
Respond to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
Duty 06
Create openings in buildings for ventilation or entrance, using axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws, or core cutters.
Your expertise, named

The knowledge that makes the work credible.

These are the expertise areas O*NET ranks highest for firefighters. On a capability card they read as depth — not buzzwords.

  • Public Safety and Security
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Education and Training
  • Building and Construction
  • English Language
  • Mechanical
Where you stand

A real market — compete on proof, not price.

Nationally, 345,990 firefighters earn a median of $59,280 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2024). In a market that size, the businesses that win the better work don't lead with the lowest number — they lead with a credible, current capability card. That's exactly what we build.

$59,280
Median pay / year
$28
Median / hour
345,990
Working nationally
The government-contracting edge

Where the steady budgets actually are.

Federal agencies obligated $5.6B in Security Guards and Patrol Services contracts in FY2024 (USAspending.gov). When a contracting officer or prime sizes up a small business, a living capability card — cert status, NAICS coverage, SAM registration, core offerings, all current — is exactly what they expect to see. We build yours to land in that lane.

Make yours

One link that does the proving for you.

The P4 Procurement Card is a live capability statement for credentialed small businesses — your work, tools, certs, and offerings on one always-current URL, with a downloadable PDF. $299 setup + $39/month. Premium (NFC + Wallet) and per-prospect Pitch cards too.

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