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Christopher Nawrot

Hawthorne,FL

Summary

Collaborative Wildland Firefighter with 11 years of experience responding to wildland fires throughout region. Polished in developing community wildland fire protection plans, conducting thorough site checks and preparing fire suppression equipment in emergencies, decision-making and problem-solving skills. Heavy equipment operator and maintenance of all used in fire and land management

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Camp Ranger/ Land Manager

Girlscouts Of Gateway Council
10.2021 - Current
  • Developed strong relationships with parents and guardians, addressing concerns and maintaining open lines of communication.
  • Promoted environmental stewardship among campers by incorporating nature-based learning opportunities into daily activities.
  • Land management thru hazard tree removal, exotic plants removal
  • Equipment operation and maintenance
  • Building mainteance

Forest Ranger

Florida Forest Service
05.2018 - 10.2021
  • Upheld high standards of professionalism while interacting with the public during prescribed burns or emergency situations.
  • Enhanced wildfire containment by coordinating and executing strategic fireline construction.
  • Patrolled burnt areas after fires to locate and eliminate hot spots that could flare or rekindle.
  • Running Heavy equipment such as transports, Bulldozers, Farm Tractors, Soft tracks, and type 6 engines, while also doing the preventative maintenance on forestry equipment
  • Taking trainings thru NWCG courses

Maintenance Technician

WRI
10.2017 - 05.2018

Assisted other agencies with prescribe burning such as DEP, SJWM, Alachua county, USFS

Run a type 6 engine, chainsaws, and other type of wildland equipment.

Land Maintenance exotic removal of plants,

Land Technician

Hillsborough County Parks And Recreation
04.2016 - 10.2017

Land Maintenance thru prescribe fire, exotic plant removal

building maintenance including plumbing electrical carpentry

worked on fire equipment such as type 6 engine and fire utv

Forest Ranger

Florida Forest Service
06.2010 - 04.2016
  • Patrolled burnt areas after fires to locate and eliminate hot spots that could flare or rekindle.
  • Enhanced wildfire containment by coordinating and executing strategic fireline construction.
  • Upheld high standards of professionalism while interacting with the public during prescribed burns or emergency situations.
  • Optimized firefighter performance through active participation in daily physical training sessions designed to maintain endurance levels.
  • Operated range of heavy equipment on regular basis with advanced skill.
  • Operated excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks to transport heavy materials, practicing safety measures.
  • Demonstrated versatility in skillset by operating multiple types of heavy machinery to accommodate project needs.

Education

Wildland Fire Training

NWCG

High School Diploma -

Largo High Scool
Largo Fl
06.2002

Skills

  • Chainsaw Operation
  • Fire suppression tools operations
  • Fire containment
  • Backfire and Flanking
  • Fireline construction
  • Fire shelter deployment
  • Wildlife habitat protection
  • Fire behavior prediction
  • First Aid Certified
  • Fire weather monitoring
  • Controlled Burning Techniques
  • Firefighter personal protective equipment
  • Map Reading and Navigation
  • Firefighting Equipment Maintenance
  • Fire Prevention Education
  • Incident Command System

Timeline

Camp Ranger/ Land Manager

Girlscouts Of Gateway Council
10.2021 - Current

Forest Ranger

Florida Forest Service
05.2018 - 10.2021

Maintenance Technician

WRI
10.2017 - 05.2018

Land Technician

Hillsborough County Parks And Recreation
04.2016 - 10.2017

Forest Ranger

Florida Forest Service
06.2010 - 04.2016

Wildland Fire Training

NWCG

High School Diploma -

Largo High Scool
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