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Forrest S. Gresham

Anderson,CA

Summary

I am currently driving truck in the off season and employ with CALFIRE seasonally with 6th seasons of fire and have college and formal training as an firefighter/EMT. Also, I have 8 years of varied experience with commercial driving with over 700,000 driven safely career miles, with zero accidents.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Firefighter 1

Cal Fire Meu
Fort Bragg, CA
04.2022 - 10.2024

Respectfully follow chain of command.

Line setter/NREMT, radio proficient, medical bag, 10 behind, keep an eye on, communicate with crew and saws.

Respond to any local IA, state fires, or medical with crews.

Use maps, compass, gps apps, sling weather, create reports.

Efficient. With in class formal training and physical training to meet demands on working fires.

Take care of daily in camp duties and motor pool.

CDL Truck Driver

Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc.
Anderson, CA
04.2021 - 04.2022

Pick up and deliver freight to and from customer locations and in good order.

Communicate and maintain customer relations. Collect checks, customer sign bills of lading and scan for records.

Safety on highways at all times, follow all laws.

Keep driver logs paper/electronic.

Line Haul Truck Driver

Reddaway / Yellow Freight
Anderson, CA
04.2017 - 04.2021

Read manifests weights, check for hazmat, placard if needed and scale the load.

Pre/post trip and notify shop of any defects to tractor, 5th wheel gear or trailers.

Keep in accordance with state, and federal laws with gross vehicle weights and log keeping.

Communicate with dispatch on daily basis.

Class A Delivery Driver / Warehouse

WCP Solutions
Redding, United States
09.2015 - 02.2017

Drive CDL Class A, B and C vehicles for delivery. Read manifest product, weights, amounts and check hazmat.

Write daily trip manifests, log books, pre and post trip inspections. according to DOT standards and CA laws.

Will calls, and use of warehouse equipment such as forklifts, pallet Jacks, and reach Trucks.

Every day customer PR and commerce.

Firefighter / EMT

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppresion Inc. / About Trees
Anderson, CA
03.2015 - 09.2015

Wildland fire: tree or brush clearing using hand tools and chainsaws, to cut fire line and lay hose.

Safety training and daily briefings on situational awareness in extreme weather environments.

Crew communication and personnel accountability.

Rotation up to 21 days each work cycle.

OTR Class A Driver

Swift Transportation
West Valley City, UT
10.2014 - 03.2015

Drive large semi with attached 53 ft. refrigerated trailers. Map reading, fuel, mile, and hour calculations.

Long haul driver with timelines and deadlines, plan routes cross country on 70 hr. a week schedule. 34 Reset.

Maintain electronic/paper DOT driver logs.

Work in variable weather conditions including winter road conditions. Use of tire chains.

FWPT / Loader / Mixer

CAL FIRE Porterville/Redding Air Attack Base
Porterville, CA
05.2012 - 09.2014

Communication with crews and air craft via radio and hand signals. Face to face. Take care of pilots and crews.

Fire weather watch, study fire, hazmat and follow the chain of command. Learn fire logistics.

Park and manage tankers and air attacks: S2, P2V, BAE, C-130, RJ86, SEATs, OV-10 along with lead and recon planes.

Maintenance on airbase, pumps, irrigation and equipment.

Go to college as a fire student.

Heavy Farm Equipment Operator

Hansen Ranches / Proctor & Crookshanks co.
Corcoran, CA
07.2011 - 10.2011

Inspected machinery to ensure proper functioning before use. Use maintenance truck to fill fluids, fuel, oil, grease. Inspect cutting blades

Trained about 50 hrs. (One week) hours to drive massive machinery, 14' swathers, wide field rakes, and large balers for harvesting Alfalfa.

Work about 60 hrs. a week cutting fields. raking and baling.

John Deere 7R/8R style tractor and baler, Massey Ferguson, Case swathers.

Skills

Pro Trucker/Firefighter

Safety oriented/Team player

EMT/NREMT certified

Cross career Hazmat training

State and Federal law accountable

Mechanically Inclined

Certification

Firefighter 1, Cal-Fire Wildland 80 Hr. EMT / NREMT trained recertifed, PSFA First Aid, CPR & AED

Hazmat FRO 20 Hr. Hazmat Decon. 8 Hr. IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, & IS-800 FF Survival, Auto Extrication, Fire Control 4A & 4B Wildland S-212, S-190, S-130 & L-180 CDL w/ dbls/triples, hazmat and tankers endorse. Commercial hazmat training. Locksmithing/home security, mechanical knowledge know how, computer knowledge, typing.

References

Paul Porras (602) 320-7865 CDL Reddaway Driver

Jason Bryant (661) 625-9620 RLT CDL Driver

Eric Kaufman 559-362-8916 Hanford City Fire Captain

Timeline

Firefighter 1

Cal Fire Meu
04.2022 - 10.2024

CDL Truck Driver

Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc.
04.2021 - 04.2022

Line Haul Truck Driver

Reddaway / Yellow Freight
04.2017 - 04.2021

Class A Delivery Driver / Warehouse

WCP Solutions
09.2015 - 02.2017

Firefighter / EMT

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppresion Inc. / About Trees
03.2015 - 09.2015

OTR Class A Driver

Swift Transportation
10.2014 - 03.2015

FWPT / Loader / Mixer

CAL FIRE Porterville/Redding Air Attack Base
05.2012 - 09.2014

Heavy Farm Equipment Operator

Hansen Ranches / Proctor & Crookshanks co.
07.2011 - 10.2011
Forrest S. Gresham