Brandon Cassas
Reno
Summary
Pursuing a full-time position as a Wildland Firefighter with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wildland Firefighter (Slide Mountain Hand Crew)
North Lake Tahe Fire Protection District
05.2021 - 11.2024
- Cut and cleared brush and dug trenches to create fire lines using handtools and chainsaws.
- Four seasons on a saw team. Lead saw for two seasons.
- Helped manage the saw program which included rebuilding saws as well as saw maintenance/cleaning.
- Optimized firefighter performance through active participation in daily physical training sessions designed to maintain endurance levels.
- In district work consisted of cutting brush and trees that we piled and burned later on.
FIREFIGHTER 2
Tri-State Fire
06.2020 - 10.2020
- Worked as a FFT2 on a type 6 and type 3 engines
BADER CONSTRUCTION
02.2020 - 05.2020
- Worked on home remodels
- In charge of ordering/pick up of materials
CAPRIOTTI’S SANDWICH SHOP
06.2019 - 01.2020
- Cleaning duties, stocked shelves, made sandwiches, and ran deliveries
SMART FOOD SERVICE WAREHOUSE STORES
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Shift leader, unloaded trucks, stocked/organized merchandise
RANCH HAND
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Oversaw feeding and caring for animals
- I hauled and stacked hay as well as maintained pastures
Education
FIRE SCIENCE
Truckee Meadows Community College
01.2019
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Galena High School
06.2018
Skills
- Willingness to learn
- Good Communication skills
- Positive Attitude
- Team Building
- Chainsaw operations
- Physical fitness and endurance
Certification
- CPR/AED Certified
- FFT1- Firefighter Type 1 Qualified
- ICT5- Incident Commander Type 5 Qualified
- FAL2- Intermediate Faller Qualified
- S-110 Basic Wildland Fire Orientation
- S-130 Basic Wildland (Firefighter 2)
- S-190 Introduction to Wildland fire behavior
- L-180 Human factors in the wildland fire service
- S-212 Wildland fire chainsaws
- ICS-100 Introduction to the Incident Management System
- ICS-200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- ICS-700 Introduction to National Incident Management System
Timeline
Wildland Firefighter (Slide Mountain Hand Crew)
North Lake Tahe Fire Protection District
05.2021 - 11.2024
FIREFIGHTER 2
Tri-State Fire
06.2020 - 10.2020
BADER CONSTRUCTION
02.2020 - 05.2020
CAPRIOTTI’S SANDWICH SHOP
06.2019 - 01.2020
SMART FOOD SERVICE WAREHOUSE STORES
01.2019 - 06.2019
RANCH HAND
01.2015 - 01.2018
FIRE SCIENCE
Truckee Meadows Community College
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA -
Galena High School