Brandon Laird

- Working as a GS-08 Lead Firefighter/Captain, leading mixed crews of both civilian and active duty military status in all hazard emergency responses occurring on Travis AFB and Solano County when requested by mutual aid partners.

- Managed training program for a shift totaling 30 firefighters, ensuring training is scheduled, adequate, and effective IAW expectations set forth by the A/C of Training.

- Coordinated probationary, driver/operator, and potential fire officer firefighter training above and beyond the expectations set forth by AFCEC minimum requirements effectively mentoring the next generation of firefighters at Travis AFB.

- Traditional reservist serving 2 days a month and 2 weeks a year on IDT orders.

- Assistant Chief of Training from January 2024 through August 2025. Managing, allocating, and implementing the training plan for all 22 firefighters in the 940th ARW Fire & Emergency Services flight.

- Utilized networking skills with the 9th Fire & Emergency Services Flight to ensure adequate training resources.

- GS-07 Firefighter working and responding to all hazard emergencies on Camp Parks and throughout Alameda County.

- Utilized skills from Air Force experience to help enhance a dilapidated Army FD training program

- Ambulance operator providing care on BLS and ALS ambulance crews for over 1 million residents in Fresno County.

- Obtained CA class C commercial drivers license (Ambulance).

Active Duty Firefighter in the United States Air Force, holding positions including the Company Officer role. Highlights include:

-(Captain) Led the establishment of an 8th fire station in Ramstein Air Base's response district to mitigate broken aggregate response times while managing a 4-man engine crew daily.

-(Engineer) Crafted High Rise response plans and tactics for Osan Air Base Fire Department; Inspected 6 facilities and authored incident action plans for each.

- (Firefighter) Managed technical rescue program at Osan Air Base Fire Department; Additionally facilitated rescue technician certification for 10 more firefighters throughout PACAF.

- (Firefighter) Guided annual hose testing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Federal Fire Department, Hawaii. Certified 11K feet of hose and nozzles for 7 fire stations and 15 emergency vehicles.