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Kenneth Pena

Eagar,AZ

Summary

Wildland fire professional with extensive experience in fire management, prevention, and suppression strategies. Proven leader in high-pressure, time sensitive environments. Ensuring safety, knowledge, and compliance with regulations. Committed to implementing innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency. Experienced supervisor with ten person crews. Ability to balance leadership with knowledge while leading by example.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

FORSTRY TECHNICIAN Seasonal (HOTSHOT/HANDCREW)

Apache Sitgreaves NF/ Springerville AZ
04.2021 - 03.2023


  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Reduced fire hazards through controlled burns and brush clearing, maintaining safe environments for wildlife and human populations.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

LEAD FORSTRY TECHNICIAN (HOTSHOT/HANDCREW)

Apache Sitgreaves NF/ Springerville AZ
03.2023 - Current
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Tracked all crew members time, training hours, and leave with a crew log book
  • Help develop and implement crews daily and weekly fitness plans
  • Supervise the crew during burning operations with ignitions and holding
  • Supervise crew on wild fire assignments such as fire suppression, prep, and rehabbing
  • Help transition a type 2 hand crew to a type 2 Wildland Fuels Mod (WFM)
  • Participated in conducting Browns transects
  • Under standing how Fuel loading plots are used
  • Taking photo plots for future control burns planned on the district
  • Create and help FEMO trainees create controlle burn reports to sent to the local resources as well as the district ranger and other Supervisor office personnel

(Detailed) Fuels Technician

Apache Sitgreaves NF/ Springerville AZ
06.2025 - Current
  • Participating in prescribed fire operations including line preparation, igniting, and holding strategies
  • Provide support in monitoring fire behavior, assessing fire effect, identifying potential issues, and formulating preliminary recommendations by evaluating fuel treatment alternatives and designing a prescribed fire plan to achieve the burn objectives
  • Collecting and compiling fuels management field inventory data that involves various fuels to calculate moisture percentages
  • Entering fuel samples into Fire Environment Mapping System (FEMS) as well as informing my supervisors and adjoining resources of the data found
  • Was in charge of supervising hazard fuel reduction projects for prescribed burn boundaries and piling vegetation debris
  • Supervised a Reserved Treaty Rights Land crew (RTRL) in helping the local timber work force
  • Assisting in developing and implementing specific plans for fuels treatment projects.
  • Participated in meetings held with other specialists such as Rang, heritage, etc. on possible control lines and boundaries for futuer control burns

Education

High School Diploma -

Round Valley High School
Springerville, AZ
05-2020

Associate of Applied Science - Welding

Northland Pioneer Colledge
Springerville, AZ
05-2020

Timeline

(Detailed) Fuels Technician

Apache Sitgreaves NF/ Springerville AZ
06.2025 - Current

LEAD FORSTRY TECHNICIAN (HOTSHOT/HANDCREW)

Apache Sitgreaves NF/ Springerville AZ
03.2023 - Current

FORSTRY TECHNICIAN Seasonal (HOTSHOT/HANDCREW)

Apache Sitgreaves NF/ Springerville AZ
04.2021 - 03.2023

High School Diploma -

Round Valley High School

Associate of Applied Science - Welding

Northland Pioneer Colledge

Redcard Qualifications:

  • Fire Effects Monitor
  • Firefighter Type 1
  • Incident Commander Type 5
  • Long line/ Remote Hook Spc
  • Crew Boss (Trainee)
  • Firing (Trainee)
  • Heavy Equipment Boss (Trainee)

Professional References

Joseph Hoppe

Assistant Crew Boss

Apache-Sitgreaves NF

Springerville RD

Cell Phone: (231) 286-5204

Email: Joseph.hoppe@usda.gov


Brent Corkish

Crew Boss

Apache-Sitgreaves NF

Springerville RD

Cell Phone: (970) 769-1016

Email: Brent.corkish@usda.gov


Thomas Lopez

Assistant Fire Management Officer

Apache-Sitgreaves NF

Springerville RD

Cell Phone: (928) 587-1517

Email: Thomas.lopez@usda.gov


Joseph Behrens

Fire Ecologist

Apache-Sitgreaves NF

Springerville RD

Cell Phone: (406) 865-0292

Email: Joseph.behrens@usda.gov







Kenneth Pena