Harrison McGovern
Summary
Versatile fireline operator with experience in emergency medical care and team collaboration. Proficient in executing operational plans while ensuring safety and situational awareness. Demonstrates strong leadership in resource management and effective communication during fire incidents.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Forestry Aid (Engine Crewmember)
Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, USFS, R1
05.2024 - 10.2024
- GW-0456 Temp 40 Hours per week
- Assisted in maintaining trail cleanliness and safety during visitor activities.
- Collaborated with team members to identify and address outdoor maintenance needs.
- Operated hand tools and machinery for trail repair and maintenance tasks.
Forestry Aid (Engine Crewmember)
Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, USFS, R1
06.2025 - 11.2025
- GW-0456 Temp 40 Hours per week
- Assisted in maintaining cleanliness and organization of public facilities.
- Operated tools and equipment for trail maintenance and restoration projects.
- Collaborated with team members to ensure safety protocols were followed.
Forestry Aid (Engine Crewmember)
Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, USFS, R1
05.2026 - Current
- Executed tasks to support operational readiness
- Led five-person squad as FFT1 trainee on 14-day assignments, performing lookout, hotline, indirect fireline, and spot fire mitigation to support incident management.
- Coordinated with trainees and crew boss to execute operational plans for critical missions, briefing squad on objectives and safety protocols.
- Utilized handheld radios to notify surrounding crewmembers and surrounding crews of fire behavior, potential hazards, and LCES in order to heighten situational awareness of crewmembers and additional resources.
- Directly communicated full fire size ups to local dispatch center placing orders for additional resources, organizing sling missions with a Type 1 Helicopter, requesting spot weather forecasts
- Organized resources from multiple agencies, informing personnel of operational plans and hazards to enhance situational awareness and safety.
- Trained and operated alongside peers and overhead to protect the local district, forest and region from wildland fire incidents
- Performed tree felling and fuel break construction with chainsaws both as a sawyer and a swamper
- Utilized Type 6 engines and Mark 3 pumps to supply water to hoseslays critical for mop-up in R-1
- Dug direct and indirect handline with tools such as pulaskis and hoes
- Provided patient care on fireline to crewmembers in green and yellow medical incidents to ensure safety and mitigation of work related injuries as an EMT
- Completed patient care reports after medical incidents to share documented patient care to medical staff in fire camps and in forest level offices
Education
Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) - Wilderness medicine
National Outdoor Leadership School
Lander05-2025
High School Diploma -
Hellgate High School
06-2024
Skills
- Fireline safety
- Equipment operation
- Resource coordination
- Emergency medical care
- Hazard assessment
- Team collaboration
Red Card
- FireFighter 2 Qualified FFT2
- Firefighter Type 1 (Squad Boss) Trainee
- Incident Commander Type 5 Trainee
Timeline
Forestry Aid (Engine Crewmember)
Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, USFS, R1
05.2026 - Current
Forestry Aid (Engine Crewmember)
Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, USFS, R1
06.2025 - 11.2025
Forestry Aid (Engine Crewmember)
Missoula Ranger District, Lolo National Forest, USFS, R1
05.2024 - 10.2024
Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) - Wilderness medicine
National Outdoor Leadership School
High School Diploma -
Hellgate High School