Joshua Fox
Firefighter/EMT
Yacolt,WA
Summary
Confident Firefighter works effectively as part of cohesive team. Highly trained individual with great mechanical aptitude and background in medical response and fire suppression. Handles issues quickly and resolves conflicts successfully.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
College Certification
Work History
EMT
North Country EMS
07.2022 - Current
- Respond to all emergency medical calls on a 24hr shift
- drive company vehicles (ambulance)
- provide BLS care as an EMT to all patients that need it and to assist my on duty paramedic with ALS care
- take charge on all BLS calls from patient care on scene to transferring the patient to the appropriate hospital and writing the PCR.
- assist in technical rescues for low angle rope rescue, water rescue, and volcano rescue team missions
- keeping the ambulance clean and restocked at all times when possible
- clean and maintain station by completing daily and weekly check offs
- take part in community events with the public
Firefighter/EMT
Clark County Fire District 13
10.2021 - Current
- Respond to all emergency calls on a 24hr shift
- drive company vehicles (Engine, Squad, Tender, Brush)
- As acting officer I am in charge of my crew and delegating tasks to work as a team, I am responsible of radio communication, the initial radio report and taking initial IC responsibly as a mobile IC until a BC or chief can arrive on scene to transfer command
- provide BLS care as an EMT to all patients that need it and to assist the on duty paramedic on the scene with ALS care
- assist in technical rescues for low angle rope rescue, water rescue, and volcano rescue team missions
- keeping the emergency vehicles clean and restocked at all times when possible
- clean and maintain station by completing daily and weekly check offs
- take part in community events with the public
Construction Laborer
Ault Mechanical
10.2021 - 12.2022
- Repair and or replace any damaged or old equipment/buildings
- any general construction project such as siding, decks, painting, appliance instillation, carpentry, roof leaks, fences, trim work,
- replace drywall with water damage
- work on residential homes, businesses, and hospitals
- requires strength to carry and lift heavy materials, knowledge on using power tools, and understanding of the science behind building projects
Masonry Foreman
Portland Chimney
06.2017 - 08.2021
- manage a crew as a crew lead and a Mason. build and repair chimneys.
- be responsible to delegate tasks to helpers in order to get the job done on time.
- communicate to homeowners on jobsite setup and concerns throughout the project
- have knowledge on using power tools and masonry work
- keeping chimney up to code as its being built
- additional jobs may include but are not limited to masonry siding, mortar repair, refractory panel replacement, gas insert furnace replacement, chimney cleaning, cap instillations, protective coating application, chimney removal
Education
Certificate - Fire Protection Technology
Portland Community College
Portland, OR12.2022
Certificates - Information Technology Systems,Service And Support
CASCADIA TECH ACADEMY
12200 NE 28th St, Vancouver, WA 9868206.2016
High School Diploma -
Ridgefield High School
Ridgefield, WA06.2016
Skills
Hard skills:
- wildland
- IV-tech
- blue card trained
- EVIP certified
- rope rescue, water rescue
- experience as a pump operator & acting officer
Soft skills:
- Scene safety
- Stress tolerance and resilience
- task-oriented
- adaptive and quick thinking
- growth mindset
- communication
Accomplishments
- Becoming a crew boss as a Mason for portland chimney after working there for over 4 years
- quitting my job to pursue my passion as a firefighter by volunteering and going to college
- Being elected the president for our volunteer firefighter association meetings
- Volunteering for CCFD13 and working my way up to part-time as an acting officer
- getting mobilized to a strike team for wildlands to cheny, Washington to fight the cheny wildland fire for 2 weeks on our brush vehicle
- Becoming a resident for North Country EMS and having the privilege to respond to calls when additional backup is needed on days off
- Being awarded resident of the year award for 2023 by North Country EMS
Certification
- EMT - Emergency Medical Technician (WA & OR)
- IV-Tech - Intravenous Tech
- Wildland Firefighter type 2
- EVIP card - Emergency Vehicle Incident Prevention
- IFSAC Firefighter I & II
- IFSAC Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations
- Blue Card: 8 functions of command
Hobbies
- Weightlifting
- woodworking
- hiking and mountain climbing
- camping
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeImportant To Me
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