Wild Land Firefighter (AD/C FF2)
Blake Hubbard
Bishop, CA
06.2024 - Current
- Assisted in responding to emergency calls
- Maintained firefighting equipment, including hoses, on a daily basis .
- Participated in training drills and exercises to maintain proficiency in fire suppression tactics.
- Extinguished fires using water hoses, and other tools.
- Coordinated with other first responders during multi-agency responses.
- Communicated effectively with crew members while performing tasks under stressful conditions.
- Trained continuously to maintain required physical fitness for demanding work.
- Laid progressive hose lays and operated nozzles .
- Communicated with other firefighters and emergency personnel to relay observations, equipment needs and other relevant information.
- Extinguished flames and embers to suppress fires with shovels and hand-driven water.
- Controlled and extinguished fires using hand tools and hose.
- Combatted fires by holding nozzles and directing streams of fog, with water.
- Attended trainings to maintain wealth of knowledge in firefighting techniques and suppression methods, enabling quick decision making during actual emergencies.
- Responded to fire and safety-related emergency calls in local area.
- Tested and inspected tools, equipment and gear to maintain readiness for different fire scenarios.
- Observed strict safety protocols to maintain personal and coworker safety.
- Patrolled previously burned areas after fire containment to locate and eliminate dangerous hot spots.
- Constructed hand line