Jesse Ison

I have been a professional firefighter for nearly 24 years. I am currently the oldest and senior most Rescue Captain on R-1 for the City of Ashland. I am highly trained in all rescue applications. I am also a member of the newly formed Kentucky Task Force 1. I have been a member of Ohio Task Force 1 in the past. These are state and FEMA based Urban Search and Rescue Teams. I am co-owner and operator of RescuePro. This is a confine space rescue company. We have worked all over the county and world. I have worked in side many plants over the years. We work in several air separation plants, to large HYCO plants, to any kind of industrial plant where confine space standby may be needed. In the past, I have worked around and on heavy equipment. My background has been working in high stress environments under some of the worst conditions possible. I am very good at learning on the fly and accepting new challenges.

IFSAC Rope Rescue Awareness

IFSAC Rope Rescue Operations

IFSAC Rope Rescue Technician

IFSAC Fire Instructor 1

IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness

IFSAC Hazardous Materials Operations

IFSAC Driver Operator Pumper

IFSAC Mobile Water Supply

Kentucky Fire Commission 400 Hours Level Firefighter

Kentucky Division of Fire Prevention Level 1 Fire Inspector

OSHA 10 General Industry

Kentucky Emergency Medical Technician

FEMA IS-100

FEMA IS-200

FEMA IS-800b

FEMA IS-700

FEMA IS-800

FEMA Ethics

FEMA IS-00907 Active Shooter

FEMA Enhanced Operations in the Contaminated Environment

FEMA USAR Air Operations

FEMA Tractel Griphoist

FEMA Paratech Hydra Fusion Strut

FEMA: Virginia Task Force 2 Structural Collapse Technician

Trench Rescue Technician

Kentucky Fire Commission Instructor

Swiftwater Technician/Instructor

Swiftwater Vessel Operations Technician

Confine Space Rescue Technician

Heavy Vehicle Technical Rescue Technician

Public Safety Diver

SLAM Diver

Open Water Diver

Search and Recovery Diver

Silver Advanced Diver

Advanced Search and Recovery Investigations

IAFF Hazardous Materials Technician

United States Department of Justice WMD HAZMAT Tech.

Auburn University WMD HAZMAT Technician (COBRA)

Aircraft Firefighting

Wildland Firefighter

Scott Air-Pak Technician

To Whom It May Concern:

I want to thank you for the opportunity for applying. I want you to know that I love my job as a firefighter. I have been doing this for almost 24 years. This job has been good to me and provided for my family. I have a loving wife and two wonderful boys. There comes a time in ones life that they have to make tough decisions. Firefighting is not only a very rewarding job, but it is also a very stressful environment. The stress it puts on your body physically and mental is a lot. I am 46 years old and still in great shape. I feel it is time to move on. Marathon is somewhere I have always had an interest in. I have had several friends work there and they always talked about how it was a great job. Most importantly, it was like a family. Well, the fire service is the same way. Although I know that this job also has a lot of stressful parts to it, it also has the same family atmosphere. This is what I want to be apart. Also, I would love to eventually be apart of the fire and rescue within Marathon. Again, thank you so much for your time and the opportunity.

Thank You,

Jesse Ison