Type 2 Wildland Firefighter
Resume:
Luis M. Figueroa
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Email: ********************@*****.***
Experience
April 2022 – October 2022
California Conservation Corps, Fortuna, CA – Wildland Firefighter
Captain Orlando Payne 707-***-****
Experience working around various Cal Fire hand crews and engine crews on fires and a bureau of land management crew on a forest service incident The Charlie fire.
Patrol control lines, Cold trailing ash pits and extinguishing active hot spots and flare ups.
Perform mop up operations by directing techniques such as gridding.
Execute initial direct attack on wildland incidents and mop up operations supplying hose and other equipment.
Exceed ISHI Drill Standard
Set up Progressive and simple hose lay on a fire as well as using it to put out remaining flames.
Deliver multiple hoses down steep topography mountain sides as well as recovery in 112 degree weather.
Proficient operator of power tools, like hedgers pole saws and weed eaters on projects for fuel reduction and chipping operations.
Participated in burn operations inspecting the unburned fuel side looking out for embers and spotfires.
Enact containment measures using a tool such as the Pulaski to control the spread of wildfire through direct and indirect contingency lines of wildland fire.
Perform semiskilled construction work and maintenance around High Rock Cal Fire station in Humbolt County.
Successfully completes and exceed requirements for Cal Fire ISHI readiness drill
Implement role as 2nd Pulaski on the fire line with the responsibility of carrying a trauma kit assisting with critical care needs for anyone hurt and injured.
Dedicated member of type 2 hand crew on Fortuna Crew 1
April 2021 – April 2022
California Conservation Corps, Fortuna, CA – Conservationist
Supplying and packaging hoses as well as bar oil nozzles, uniforms and PPE.
Distribute and ensure the fulfillment of logistical needs for life-safety/front lines and staging operations.
Distribute mission essential food and water to front line workers. Ensuring the delivery of orders, the organizing and labeling of perishable items with the correct dates.
Build & clean yurts, erected posts around base camp, put up signs, and safety/barrier fences around the entire area.
Provide hygiene service in facilities through sanitizing and cleaning dining area, taking out trash, cleaning yurts, and handling incidents at base camp like finance and logistics.
Train and serve in salmon restoration projects using gripping equipment and grip hoists on 600 pound plus logs and drilling rebar into the logs. Utilizing rock drills, wood drills and bandsaws.
Perform trail maintenance for state parks in areas like Humboldt redwoods campgrounds (the Johnson Trail) covering over 5,000 feet with Pulaski and Pickaxe tools to build and maintain trails.
Remove invasive plants from highways and hiking with power tools.
Maintain physical readiness for Wildland Fire Operations and ongoing Conservation Service maintenance missions.
Train and maintain Flood Disaster Readiness: building sand walls and responding to floods across the state of California
Certifications
S-110: Basic Wildland Firefighter Orientation
S-130: Firefighter Training
L-180: Human Factors on the Fireline
S-190: Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
HazMat First Responder Awareness
FEMA IS- 100, 200, 700, 800
Skills and Fire Experiance
Hand Tool Maintenance
Physical readiness that meets and exceeds ISHI Drill Standard
Cutting fire line as a Second Pulaski
Six Rivers Lightning Complex, Willow Creek
Golden Fire, Yuba County
Ocean Ranch Beach, Loleta
Kneeland Lone Star Junction
Volunteer Work
50 hours volunteered at Humboldt County Toy drive and Festivals
Education
Hilltop High School
Chula Vista, California
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