California Conservation Corps
South Lake Tahoe, California
07.2025 - Current
- Responded to IAs/covering assignments/out of county fires/staffing pattern.
- Assisted in maintaining tools and gear for fire readiness performance and safety.
- Conducted mop-up operations to extinguish remaining hot spots and reduce the risk of further spread.
- Assisted in hazardous fuels reduction projects such as cutting brush, felling trees and chipping debris.
- Performed backfire operations to contain advancing fires by burning fuel ahead of them And crating a buffer.
- Maintained and repaired firefighting equipment and tools to ensure operational readiness.
- responded to medical calls/rescue
- Became crew lead and managed people with chores/tool maintenance/Bus fire ready.
- Passed readiness twice as first puller(2024) and (2025) as first saw.
- 1500 hours of over time over the span of those two seasons.
- fell hazardous trees on assignment under captains felling card.
- driven state vehicles (50 hour driving time)
- CPR/PSFA certification of completion.
- Participated in Medical/Land nav training scenarios with the crew.
- Earned my Class C passenger endorsement(No air breaks) commercial drivers license.
- knowledgeable with cleaning/and fixing saws.
- Proficient with the use of radios
- trained and educated new Sawyers/Pullers
- 100 hours of volunteering for the community