Qadam Sarwar
El Cajon, CA *****
*******************@***********.***
Work Experience
Firefighter
Cal Fire - Santa Cruz, CA
June 2020 to January 2022
• Served as an Inmate Firefighter, Lead Sawyer/Swamper on a hand crew of up to 17 inmate firefighters under the supervision of a CAL FIRE crew captain.
• Responsible for assuring crew members performed their work to standards and assignments were completed in a timely manner.
• Responsible for maintaining hook line tool order of the crew and making adjustments as needed to meet the objectives of a given assignment.
• Responded to numerous wild land fire incidents and natural disasters across the state of California.
• Experienced and knowledgable of wild land fire fighting tactics and strategies.
• Proficient at identifying, communicating, and mitigating hazards associated with
• the type of work being performed.
• Served as an experienced mentor to new crew members to help them be successful at performing the job.
• Responsible for documentation and time keeping for all members of the crew.
• Proficient at communication and use of 2-way VHF mobile and portable radios.
• Proficient with navigating to assignments using a GPS and maps.
• Proficient at tree felling, bucking, brushing, limbing using a chainsaw.
• Proficient with use and maintenance of hand tools and power equipment used
• for vegetation management.
• Knowledge of facility maintenance such as cleaning, painting, landscaping, and
• making minor repairs.
• Completed S-130 Basic Wildland Firefighter training.
• Completed S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior training.
• Completed S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws training. Education
Some college education in Communications
Bakersfield College - Bakersfield, CA
January 2018 to January 2020
Skills
• Tree care
• Tree trimming
• fuel reduction
• tree felling
• Landscape Maintenance
• Facilities Maintenance
• Industrial Maintenance
• Defense able spacing
• Maintenance
• Mentoring
• Lawn Care
• Mowing
• Mechanical Knowledge
Certifications and Licenses
S-130
S-190
S-212
First Aid Certification
CPR Certification