Joshua Fox
Firefighter/EMT
Yacolt,WA
Summary
My career in this field started when my boss at my last job as a construction worker told me I would be a good firefighter. This was a realization for me as I never had thought about firefighting and had no family or friends in the fire service at that time. after a few weeks of pondering that idea I quit my comfortable job that I had worked my way up for 4 years and fully committed my life to being a firefighter. every day since then I am always making ground to be better at my job and learning more, this is an ongoing journey and I want to find my forever home that I can truly build and hone my skills as a firefighter!
the best thing about this career that I most definetly was missing in construction is the pride in our work and the work mentality to always learn something new and improve yourself.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
College Certification
Work History
EMT
North Country EMS
404 S Parcel Ave, Yacolt, WA, 98675
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
- This job is now a part-time/float position for me as my primary job is firefighting
Firefighter/EMT
Clark County Fire District 13
404 S Parcel Ave, Yacolt, WA, 98675
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
42207 NE Munch Rd, Amboy, WA, 98601
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
9136 NE Glisan St, Portland, OR, 97220
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
Laborer
Finnmark Property Services
8383 NE Sandy Blvd #370
04.2017 - 06.2017
- cleaned out gutters
- power washed roofs, sidewalks, streets and siding.
- applied zink to roofs for moss killer.
- cleaned out vents
- drove company vehicle
- operated power washer, leaf blowers and 40ft ladders
- I got laid off at this job in just a few months due to the company over hiring and trying to cut back on costs
In-shop worker
Jimmy Johns
8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr Ste. 240B
12.2016 - 04.2017
- Made customers orders in a fast manner
- took orders in person and over the phone
- cleaned kitchen utensils and counters
- dusted and cleaned windows, and took out trash
- delivered orders in the mall
- operated the register
- restocked shelf's
- taking to customers and building good customer relations
- this was a part-time job that I left for a full-time job
Room servant/Janitorial Assistant
Boulder Lodge
2282 CA-158, June lake, CA
06.2016 - 09.2016
- Cleaned rooms to perfection
- cleaning included, vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, trash, dishes, making bed and restocking towels and bathroom supplies, keeping parking clean, showing people their rooms, cleaning pool room, and other work such as replacing furniture, and cleaning out storage rooms
- this was a seasonal job and was my fist job
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
- Finishing a fire academy a second time for my full-time job that I got with CCFD 13, this academy was with Washington Fire Training Academy, up in north bend. and I was awarded all my IFSAC certifications a second time.
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