James Daniel Salcido
Fresno,CA
Summary
Highly driven Wildland Firefighter with 8 years of total experience. My first season I worked on a type 2 handcrew, second and third season I worked on a type 3 engine module as a FFT2(Q), FFT 1(T), and IC5(T). My fourth to current season I became FFT 1 and 2 (Q), worked as a sawyer for several seasons and now working on a lead crew boss qualification. Successfully completed forestry program with a firefighting emphasis certificate in Forestry Technician Skills. Excellent problem solving and situational awareness skills. Hardworking and passionate individual with extensive experience and training in forested areas. Physically fit and dedicated to teamwork necessary in challenging environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Firefighter/Crew Boss Lead
U.S. Forest Service/Sierra Hotshots
05.2020 - Current
- Protect lives and property through activities associated with fire prevention and fire suppression
- Respond to large and high-priority wildland fires across the country
- lead the squad/crew on fire assignments or initial attack
- Routine checks, inventory, and maintenance of all hand tools, power tools, chainsaw equipment, pump apparatus, and EMS supplies
- station maintenance and upkeep
- proper radio communication use on incidents, emergencies, with aerial resources, heavy equipment, as well as with other fire personnel
- Perform weekly teaching hours in the classroom for training
- Perform fuel reduction activities
- Train new firefighters on basic wildland fire skills at the type 1 hotshot level
- Mapping and routing to and from emergency calls
- Teach and instruct on falling projects as a level B Sawyer
- Implement strategy and tactics for engagements on fire line
- Safely and efficiently operate power equipment and hand tools, including chainsaw, pole saw, power mower or trimmer, drip torch, weed whacker, fusees, Pulaski, shovel, rhino, McLeod, adze, and pounder
- Utilize these tools to perform various fuel modification tasks in a safe and efficient manner, such as cutting, bucking, limbing, pruning, felling, scraping, grubbing, piling, pulling, pushing, digging, burying, and burning
- Prescribed burning operations and firing operations
Firefighter
U.S. Forest Service/SNF Engine 313
05.2018 - 11.2019
- Operate type 3 apparatus during incidents, effectively relay and receive water,
employ mobile attack methods, and proficiently apply pump calculations on fire - Implemented and performed hose lay tasks when engaging on initial attack fires or on campaign fires to support adjoining forces with water
- Often performed structure triage planning and structure protection in the wildland urban interface areas
- Map reading and usage, as well as GPS to get to response area and when on fire incidents
- Delegated and constructed tactical planning for simple and progressive hose lays
- Vehicle fire training, as well as SCBA yearly training
- Initial attack and mobile attack on fire incidents
- Safely utilize personal protective equipment (PPE), including self-contained breathing apparatus
- Participate in both direct and indirect fire suppression operations using hand tools and chainsaws
- Utilized drip torches on prescribed burns or on piles for fuel reduction
- Station chores and upkeep as well as weekly classroom training
- Constant radio usage and communications within the crew and adjoining forces
- Assisted in medical aids at home unit or to assist other neighboring agencies with the medical aids
Firefighter
U.S. Forest Service/Fresno OC Type 2 Handcrew
01.2017 - 09.2017
- Classroom and field training monthly on wildland firefighting suppression and prescribed burning tactics
- Project work with clearing roads and trails or falling hazardous trees
- Clean and maintain fire station quarters, hand tools, and chainsaw equipment
- Daily PT to ensure optimal physical performance
- Assisted forest service and cal fire modules with hand crew needs on initial attack incidents or campaign fires
- Assisted with medical emergencies
- Safely and efficiently operate hand tools, including chainsaw, pole saw, power mower or trimmer, drip torch, weed whacker, fusees, Pulaski, shovel, rhino, McLeod, adze, and pounder
- Filled in for a try out position on the Sierra Hotshots
Education
Certificate - Forestry fire program
Reedley College
Reedley, CA12.2017
High School Diploma - undefined
Kingsburg High School
Kingsburg, CA06.2011
Skills
- Firing and burning operations
- Prescribed fire/Controlled burn operations
- Map reading and Navigation
- Falling hazardous trees
- Guiding and communicating with helicopter and other aerial resources on fire incidents
- Structure protection
- managing and leading a Type 1 hotshot crew at the crew boss level
- instructing/teaching
- Able to utilize and communicate with heavy equipment operators
- Operate pump apparatus on type 3 engine, mark 3 pump, type 6 engine, and wickman 100
- Drafting with pumps or water tender
Certification
- Firefighter Type 1 Qualified
- Firefighter Type 2 Qualified
- IC Type 5 Trainee
- Crew Boss Trainee
- First Aid
- CPR
- Level B Sawyer
- S130
- S190
- S290
- S230
- S211
- IS700
- S131
- S212
- I100
- L180
- L280
- IS200
- EMT NR in progress
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Volunteer Experience
- YMCA Sequoia Lake Dunlap, CA 100hrs 09/2016
- For my Natural Resources class at Reedley College I volunteered my time in a field study where I cleared trails using hand tools and chainsaws as well as tree falling. I also helped in participating with a log grappler machine to load a trailer. In addition I also volunteered with the sequoia lake fishery studies and saw mill operations.
- Forest Conservation Days Dunlap, CA 10hrs 09/2016
- For the conservation days I helped instruct and worked with students on biological and ecological knowledge of the forest and local lake fisheries.
References
- Alan Roby, Superintendent Sierra Hotshots Oakhurst, CA (559)-903-4613
- Noah Ching, Captain Sierra Hotshots Oakhurst, CA (559)-267-3017
- Seth Manglona, AFEO SNF Engine 351 Northfork, CA (559)-519-8070
- Sam Ando, Farmer/Rancher, Owner Kingsburg, CA (559)-355-6489
- Hugo Godina, SNF Patrol 13 Oakhurst, CA (213) 361-6925
Timeline
Senior Firefighter/Crew Boss Lead
U.S. Forest Service/Sierra Hotshots
05.2020 - Current
Firefighter
U.S. Forest Service/SNF Engine 313
05.2018 - 11.2019
Firefighter
U.S. Forest Service/Fresno OC Type 2 Handcrew
01.2017 - 09.2017
High School Diploma - undefined
Kingsburg High School
- Firefighter Type 1 Qualified
- Firefighter Type 2 Qualified
- IC Type 5 Trainee
- Crew Boss Trainee
- First Aid
- CPR
- Level B Sawyer
- S130
- S190
- S290
- S230
- S211
- IS700
- S131
- S212
- I100
- L180
- L280
- IS200
- EMT NR in progress
Certificate - Forestry fire program
Reedley College
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