Karson Swart

• Attended trainings to maintain wealth of knowledge in firefighting techniques and suppression methods, enabling
  quick decision making during actual emergencies.
  
• Informed and educated local community members about fire prevention and safety.
  
• Assisted in responding to emergency calls, assessing situations, and providing necessary medical aid.
  
• Administered emergency treatment and medical care to people injured in accidents and fires.
  
• Performed search and rescue operations in hazardous environments.
  
• Cleaned, serviced and maintained fire apparatus in condition of readiness and performed general maintenance of
  fire department property.
  
• Tested and inspected tools, equipment and gear to maintain readiness for different fire scenarios.

• Trained continuously to maintain required physical fitness for demanding work.
• Laid hose lines and operated nozzles, pumps, hydrants and fire extinguishers.
• Cleaned, serviced and maintained fire apparatus in condition of readiness and performed general maintenance of fire department property.
• Answered emergency situations and assessed conditions to contain fires, assist victims and prevent escalation.
• Administered emergency treatment and medical care to people injured in accidents and fires.
• Informed and educated local community members about fire prevention and safety.

Job Duties

• Performing daily engine checkouts and maintenance on two type 1 engines and one type 3 engine along with ensuring all equipment and apparatuses are working properly.
• Station maintenance and cleaning with high standards.
• Proficient in utilizing the emergency reporting program, by logging in and reporting the details of emergency calls.
• To respond to all risk incidents and be able to mitigate all hazards in a timely and professional manner, such as (Structure Fires, Wildland Fires, Traffic Collisions, Medical Aids, Public Assists, Low Angle Rope Rescue, Hazardous Materials, Vehicle Fires, and Fire Alarms sounding in Commercial Occupancies.
• Maintain a County Air Trailer, by making sure inventory is correct, and know how to properly use every piece of equipment.
• Understand and use mutual and automatic aid agreements with the City of Weed Fire Department.
• To provide public education on fire prevention and protection.
• Maintaining the county confined space trailer along with being on the confined space rescue team.

• Trained continuously to maintain required physical fitness for demanding work.
• Cleaned, serviced and maintained fire apparatus in condition of readiness and performed general maintenance of fire department property.
• Answered emergency situations quickly and assessed conditions to contain fires, assist victims and prevent escalation.
• Tested and inspected tools, equipment and gear to maintain readiness for different fire scenarios.
• Observed strict safety protocols to maintain personal and coworker safety.
• Performed wildland and structural fire suppression and fire prevention duties to protect life and property.
• Attended trainings to maintain a wealth of knowledge in firefighting techniques and suppression methods, enabling quick decision making during emergency response.
• Maintaining a positive mental attitude while being assigned to out of county assignments, many for long periods of time. My longest run consisting of 78 consecutive days.

Job Duties

• Cleaning and maintaining my station making sure that it is sanitary and ready for service.
• Daily food prep ensuring that all food is prepared and ready for that day.
• Prepare components of each dish on our menu utilizing custom recipes.
• Memorize and apply all meal preparation procedures used in a professional kitchen
• Work and foster a team environment in order to prep and work at other stations and with different shifts as needed.
• Monitor product freshness and rotate out old products based on a schedule created by the restaurant.
• Create new menu items as needed to create a more diverse menu.