Kim Christian Cockshott Jr.
Murphy's,CA
Summary
To further my knowledge of fire suppression while advancing my career With CAL FIRE.
Throughout my career as a firefighter for CalFire I have developed and expanded upon a multitude of skills, both personally and professionally. I have honed technical forest and fire management skills. which I am now able to convey to other crew members and employees by utilizing the leadership skills cultivated and matured on the job and in the charge of six minutes for safety me working with the public in a professional and considerate manner that. coincides with the agencies mission as well as their goals and Objectives.
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
FF1
CAL FIRE Tuolumne Calaveras Unit Engine 4452
03.2024 - Current
- Completion of FC33 For fire incidents
- Completed daily station logs
- Trained in wildland hose lays and fire line construction
- Trained in structure simulations and performed structure line deployments and care and maintenance for fire equipment
- Sharpened wildland fire hand tools
- Performed burning operations on fire incidents
- Performed mobile attack on grass fires
- Helped with medical aids with local cooperators
- Performed morning checks on type 3 engine examples are checking breathing apparatus for correct operating pressure on oxygen bottles and checking medical compartment assuring appropriate labels and dates are up to in-service specs
- Also making sure all equipment for firefighting operations was accomplished
FF1
CAL FIRE Tuolumne Calaveras Unit Baseline Fire center
03.2022 - 12.2023
- Helped Facilitate training by planning and setting schedules for daily lesson plans and making copies of reference material for students in the facilitated class
- In charge of morning duties such as icing and replenishing drinks and going over morning safety messages at a current event
- Slung weather and performed burning operations
- Assisted with training on burning operations with newer firefighters
- Participated in physical fitness and nutritional education
- Completed FC33 for fire incidents and Project 33 for fuels reduction projects
- Completed daily logs for crew preparedness
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Calaveras Ranger District
04.2018 - 03.2021
- Managed crew members on wild land fire incidents providing briefings on safety and leaders intent
- Resolved conflicts between crew members
- Trained new crew members in correct fire suppression skills and equipment maintenance
- Assisted the public with directions, permitted burn times and issued campfire permits, and general forest information
- Collaborated with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew
- Leader intent to keep integrity and good working relationships at their best
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
08.2017 - 04.2018
- Trained and managed three crew members and achieved significant improvements in their productivity
- Organized fire caches, positioning equipment for the most effective response
- Trained crew members in fire line improvement assignments
- Resolved conflicts between crew members
- Effectively called in helicopter bucket drops on hot spots in inaccessible terrain
- Participated in physical training to maintain elevated levels of physical fitness
- Fell trees, cut, and cleared brush, and dug trenches to create fire lines, extinguished flames, and suppress fires, using shovels, engine- and hand-driven water, and chemical pumps
- Collaborated with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew
- Tasks signed off for the crew boss
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Calaveras Ranger District
04.2014 - 08.2017
- Trained and managed three crew members and achieved significant improvements in their productivity
- Organized fire cache positioned equipment for the most effective response
- Trained crew members in fire line improvement assignments
- Resolved conflicts between crew members effectively called in helicopter bucket drops on hot spots in inaccessible terrain
- Participated in physical training to maintain prominent levels of physical fitness
- Fell trees, cut and clear brush, and dug trenches in order to create fire lines, extinguished flames and embers to suppress fires, using shovels, engine and hand-driven water and chemical pumps
- Collaborated with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Calaveras Ranger Disrtict
10.2015 - 10.2016
- Performed as a Qualified as firefighter Type 1
- Qualified as ICT5 and worked as IC five on small local fires
- I received ENGB PTB
- Trained new crew members in correct fire suppression skills and equipment maintenance
- Applied previously attained structural fire protection skills
- Trained in fire engine maneuvering and placement
- Instructed crew members on appropriate fire suppression tactics, including where to build fire lines, etc
- Trainee for ENGB on an incident for fourteen days
- Was in charge of four other personnel, ensuring safety and productivity was met and assignments were accomplished to the best of our ability
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2013 - 11.2013
- Executed daily operations of engine fire readiness and safety equipment maintenance
- Maintained crew time reports
- Participated in fire prevention and inspection programs
- It was instrumental in leading crew members in suppression of incident command 5 fires, assigned specific tasks to crew members and ensured safe and timely completion
- Trained and managed two crew members and achieved significant improvements in their productivity and resolved conflicts that arose
- Organized fire cache positioned equipment for the most effective response
- Administered emergency medical aid
- Participated in daily physical training to maintain elevated levels of physical fitness
- Successfully managed IC 5 duties
- Always maintained contact with fire dispatchers to notify them of the need for additional firefighters and supplies, and to detail any difficulties encountered
- Established water supplies, connected hoses, and directed water onto fires
- Restructured and improved recreational sites within the Stanislaus National Forest
- Evaluated and maintained tools, and equipment to ensure readiness for fire suppression activities
- Responded to written and telephone requests for burn permits
- Informed and educated the public about fire prevention
- Represented the U.S
- Forest Service in public relations activities
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2012 - 10.2012
- Qualified as a firefighter Type 1
- I received incident commander type 5 task book and worked as IC 5 trainee on small local fires
- I received morning briefings and relayed daily assignments to crew members
- Trained new crew members in correct fire suppression skills and equipment maintenance
- Applied previously attained structural fire protection skills
- Trained in fire engine maneuvering and proper placement
- Instructed crew members on appropriate fire suppression tactics, including where to build fire line according to fire location and fuel type and topography
- Instructed crew members on hose lay placement on fire incidents
Lead Lift Operator Seasonal
Bear Valley Mountain Resort
11.2010 - 04.2012
- Executed daily operations of safety and quality management of lifts
- Trained and managed six new lift operators and achieved significant improvements in their productivity
- Supervised by four employees resolved conflicts
- Operated diesel and electric lift used to transport skiers up slope and mountainside
- Pulled levers to start, stop and adjust speed of lifts, such as rope two, chair lift, T-bar, and J-bar
- Collected and scanned ticket for passengers
- Assisted passengers onto and from lift
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger
05.2011 - 11.2011
- Maintained fire equipment and firehouse living quarters
- Oriented self in relation to fire, using compass and map
- Maintained time and attendance reports
- Performed forest maintenance and improvement tasks such as cutting brush, fuel breaks and maintaining local trails and forest roads
- Assisted the public with directions, permitted burn times and issued campfire permits, and general forest information
- Patrolled burned areas after fires to locate and eliminate hot spots that may restart fires
- Fell trees, cut, and cleared brush, and dug trenches to create fire lines, using axes, chainsaws, and shovels
- Collaborated with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2008 - 11.2008
- Trained and managed three crew members and achieved significant improvements in their productivity
- Organized fire caches, positioning equipment for the most effective response
- Trained crew members in fire line improvement assignments
- Resolved conflicts between crew members
- Effectively called in helicopter bucket drops on hot spots in inaccessible terrain
- Participated in physical training to maintain important levels of physical fitness
- Fell trees, cut and cleared brush, and dug trenches in order to create fire lines, extinguished flames and embers to suppress fires, using shovels, engine- and hand-driven water and chemical pumps
- Collaborated with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew
- Tasks signed off in firefighter one task book
Forestry Aid Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2006 - 11.2007
- Executed daily operations of saw and hand tool maintenance
- They fill trees, cut, and cleared brush, and dug trenches to create fire lines, using axes, chainsaws, and shovels
- Controlled and extinguished fires, protected life, and property
- Collaborated with other firefighters as a member of a firefighting crew
Volunteer Firefighter
Murphy's Fire Protection District
07.2005 - 08.2006
- Responded to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents
- Participated in courses, seminars, and conferences, and studied fire science literature, to learn firefighting techniques
- Moved toward the source of a fire using knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials, and physical layout of properties
- Positioned and climbed ladders to gain access to upper levels of buildings, and to rescue individuals from burning structures
- Collaborated with police to respond to accidents, disasters, and arson investigation calls
- Cleaned and maintained fire stations and firefighting equipment and apparatus
- Salvaged property by removing broken glass, pumping out water, and ventilating buildings to remove smoke
- Protected property from water and smoke using waterproof salvage covers, smoke ejectors, and deodorants
- Administered first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to injured persons
Forestry Aid Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger
05.2005 - 11.2005
- Oriented self in relation to fire, using compass and map, and collected supplies and equipment dropped by parachute
- Executed daily operations of engine fire readiness and equipment management
- Administered emergency medical aid
- Performed forest maintenance and improvement tasks such as cutting brush, planting trees, building trails, and marking timber
- Patrolled burned areas after fires to locate and eliminate hot spots that may restart fires
- Participated in physical training to maintain elevated levels of physical fitness
- Successfully oversaw hand tools and chainsaws
- They fell trees, cut, and cleared brush, and dug trenches to create fire lines, using axes, chainsaws, and shovels
- Extinguished flames and embers to suppress fires using hand tools, Power tools portable pumps and Type 3 engines equipped with foam pumps
- Established water supplies, connected hoses, and directed water onto fires
- Maintained fire equipment and firehouse living quarters
Education
First responder Awareness/Operations -
Columbia College
Columbia, Ca03.2009
Technical or occupational certificate - FIRE SCIENCE FIRE 7
Columbia College
Columbia, Ca01.2005
Diploma -
Bret Harte Union High School
Angles Camp, Ca01.2002
Skills
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Flexible and adaptable
- Dependable and responsible
- Attention to detail
job title
FIREFIGHTER 1
Training
- SCBA TRAINING LIVE FIRE
- FIREFIGHTER TYPE 1 TASK BOOK
- HEART SAVER FIRST AID, CPR, AED
- CHAINSAW OPERATIONS QUALIFICATION CARD
- S-131-FIREFIGHTER TYPE 1 WILD LAND 07/2008
- S-290 INTERMEDIATE WILD LAND FIRE BEHAVIOR 04/2008
- L-280 FOLLOWERSHIP TO LEADERSHIP 09/2007
- S-133 LOOK UP, LOOK DOWN, LOOK AROUND 05/2007
- FEMA 03/2007 (IS-700)
- S-211 PORTABLE PUMPS AND WATER USE 10/2006
- S-212 WILDFIRE POWER SAWS 06/2006
- MOTHERLODE INTERAGENCY TRAINING OFFICERS 04/2006
- RECOGNITION & SAFE RESPONSE TO DRUG LAB & EXPLOSIVES 03/2006
- CONFINED SPACE AWARENESS 02/2006
- FIREFIGHTER TYPE 1 STRUCTURAL 07/2005
- CERTIFIED MURPHY'S FIRE DEPT. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER 07/2005
- FIREFIGHTER TYPE 2 TASK BOOK 05/2005
- FIRE 7 WILD LAND FIRE CONTROL 04/2005
- I-100 INTRODUCTION TO ICS 03/2005
- BASIC 32 WILD LAND FIRE SUPPRESSION COURSE 03/2005
- FIRE CONTROL 3 STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING 03/2005
- S-110 WILD LAND FIRE SUPPRESSION 03/2005
- S-132 STANDARDS FOR SURVIVAL 03/2005
- S-134 L.C.E.S. 03/2005
- S-190 INTRODUCTION TO WILD LAND FIRE BEHAVIOR 03/2005
- S-130 FIREFIGHTER TRAINING 03/2005
- A-110 Aviation Haz-Mat transport
- A-219 Helicopter transport of External Cargo 05/2015
- Wilderness/First Responder EMS 04/2015
- I-200 ICS: Single Resource and Initial Attack Incidents 03/2015
- S-230, Crew Boss (Single Resource) 01/12/2016-01/14/2016
- Wildland Firefighter Leadership Expedition L-380 NOLS 02/2016-02/08/2016
- S-260 Business Management 02/29/2016
- S-219 Firing Operations
- S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior.
- Fuels Management 02/18/2016
- S-215 Urban Interface 03/21-23/2016
- S-231 Engine boss
- FI-110 Wildland Fire Observation & Origin Scene Protection
- S-270 Basic Air Op's
- S-271 Helicopter Crew Member
- CEVO 3- FIRE
- FS503-FS GEOGRAPHIC AREA EMERGENCY VEHICLE RESPONSE TRAINING
- The United States Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship Certificate Of Completion of Apprenticeship 05/25/2016
- Confined Space Rescue Awareness (2021) 09/11/2023
- Fire Fighter 1 (2019) Internationally Accredited 10/02/2023
- NFPA 1001, 2019 Edition 10/02/2023
- Fire Fighter 1 (2019 ed.) California 10/02/2023
- Hazardous Materials FRA/FRO (2022) Internationally Accredited 10/02/2023
- Wildland Fire Fighter 1 (2022) Internationally Accredited 10/02/2023
License - Type
Class C Driving License
Timeline
FF1
CAL FIRE Tuolumne Calaveras Unit Engine 4452
03.2024 - Current
FF1
CAL FIRE Tuolumne Calaveras Unit Baseline Fire center
03.2022 - 12.2023
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Calaveras Ranger District
04.2018 - 03.2021
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
08.2017 - 04.2018
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Calaveras Ranger Disrtict
10.2015 - 10.2016
Forestry Technician
U.S. Forest Service Calaveras Ranger District
04.2014 - 08.2017
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2013 - 11.2013
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2012 - 10.2012
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger
05.2011 - 11.2011
Lead Lift Operator Seasonal
Bear Valley Mountain Resort
11.2010 - 04.2012
Forestry Technician Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2008 - 11.2008
Forestry Aid Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger District
05.2006 - 11.2007
Volunteer Firefighter
Murphy's Fire Protection District
07.2005 - 08.2006
Forestry Aid Seasonal
U.S. Forest Service Groveland Ranger
05.2005 - 11.2005
Technical or occupational certificate - FIRE SCIENCE FIRE 7
Columbia College
Diploma -
Bret Harte Union High School
First responder Awareness/Operations -
Columbia College
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