Firefighter (Zombie)

Firefighter (Zombie)
The firefighter's suit worn by this zombie protects it against fire. Its oxygen tank explodes when it dies.
Main Stats
Health 70 Melee Damage 15
Fire Damage	4-6
Explosive Damage	35
Crit. Chance	0%
Speed	6
Rage Drop	2
Behavior Stats
Agility	13
Aggression	13
Morale Stats
Charisma	-8
Charisma Radius	50
Resistances
Fire	100%
Knockback	50%

Firefighter is an infected dressed in a yellow firefighter suit with white reflective strips, a red firefighter's helmet, and a firefighter's open-circuit SCBA air cylinder.

Overview

Firefighter is a regular mid-game enemy. It explodes upon death, additionally creating a fire pool.

Firefighter is immune to fire damage, and has resistance to knockback.

Strategy

Firefighter isn't a particularly difficult enemy to face, as it boils down to his fire resistance and death explosion. Being unable to use fire against him is not a big deal, but the explosion can potentially destroy many nearby units.

A common solution is to use another Firefighter with his resistances. Unlike his unit counterpart, the infected Firefighter lacks explosion resistance, so Red Barrel or Grenadier can still be of great use and can safely take him out at a distance.

Mechanic can also be used when fighting Firefighter since his additional damage attack has extra range, keeping him safe from the explosion and the fire pool should he manage to kill Firefighter in one clean hit. However, this (assuming his special ability has not been unlocked) will only work for the first Firefighter he encounters and will become much more vulnerable once he loses his sledgehammer to whatever threat he faces.

More accessibly, using any ranged units are highly recommended to not only kill Firefighters from a safe distance, but also potentially save resources used to send out melee units for other threatening enemies.

Trivia

• Despite being a zombie, Firefighter has a poison immunity attribute.
• In reality, Firefighters' breathing apparatus draws from a tank of compressed air while actual oxygen tanks are used for medical purposes, since breathing extreme concentrations of oxygen can cause lethal lung damage. The inclusion of an oxygen tank may be an adherence to a common misconception, and the fact that oxygen tanks, when damaged, can produce a violent, incendiary blast.

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