Help With Create A World

ymbcdriqlpzh​  I don't think Sunset Valley gets a fire station unless you have Ambitions installed.  Building a community lot that comes with an expansion for a world that doesn't come with that expansion is fairly common, for example Appaloosa Plains has its own fire station and consignment shop.  But I believe those don't even get placed on the map unless you have Ambitions installed.

So you can follow your sims to work or just have them work there by themselves?…

ymbcdriqlpzh​  With Ambitions installed, you can put your sim in the Firefighter profession, and they'll work at the station.  It's an active career—you need to be watching them all the time and telling them to respond to fires when applicable.  At the top level, the sim gets a truck and fire alarm for home so they can stay home and wait for calls.

Sims gain experience in the career by responding to small and large fires and handling certain events in rabbitholes.  They also gain experience by building their Athletic and Handiness skills, which they get credit for even if they do the skill building at home.  So it's best NOT to have the sim build the skill before joining the profession—you'd want them to get job XP for all that work.

The part about responding to fires is partially bugged in that sometimes the sim will arrive on the lot and there's no fire.  The theory is that sims already on the lot put it out.  The way to get around this is to have the sim go to the sidewalk or street next to the lot, and only step onto the lot itself at the last minute.