Mark Dvorak
Sunrise,FL
Summary
Seasoned Firefighter and EMT with a proven track record at Homestead Air Reserve Base, adept in high-risk operations and emergency medical response. Excelled as a logistics officer and was honored as Firefighter of the Quarter. Skilled in engine pumper operation and team leadership, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving abilities and dedication to safety.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Firefighter (GS-07) Apparatus Driver/Operator
Homestead Air Reserve Base Fire Department
Homestead, United States
08.2023 - Current
- Executes critical firefighting tasks across airfields, structures, and high-risk crash scenarios.
- Performed duties as both Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Technician and Emergency Medical Technician to address emergency situations.
- became a logistics officer soon after being hired.
- Recently awarded Firefighter of the Quarter.
- Handles crash-rescue and firefighting duties in high-risk air field traffic environments.
- Handles emergency situations involving fuels, explosives, gases or other toxicological products during fire incidents.
- Performs pre-fire planning by physically going through structures to become familiar with the layout, fire hazards, and location of fixed fire protection systems
- As an apparatus operator uses the principals of hydraulics to safely move water, to increase and decrease water pressure as dictated by the hose teams managing friction loss
- May assist in the development of special protective services for structures imposing extreme hazards
- As a crew member, participates in controlling and extinguishing fires by operating hoses, ladders, and hydrants
- Monitored pump panel functions, managing water flow, pressure, and reservoir levels during high stress evolutions without incident or fail.
- Performs rescue of personnel and a variety of first aid measures: Alleviates further injury and prepares victims for transport to medical facility
- Uses direct pressure and/or tourniquets to stop bleeding, checks windpipe for obstructions, performs CPR, and/or provides other appropriate assistance
- Stays up to date on techniques in accordance with safety standards, tech orders and regulations of base permissions for emergency medical care
Firefighter (GS-07) Apparatus Driver/Operator
Tinker Air Force Base Fire Department
Tinker AFB, United States
05.2021 - 08.2023
- Serves as a Firefighter assigned to a crew engaged in airfield, structural firefighting, crash-rescue operations
- Works both as a qualified Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Technician and Emergency Medical Technician while assisting in reducing and/or eliminating potential fire hazards and reacting to the presence or potential releases of hazardous materials
- Worked as Logistics Officer order and supply a 40 man depratment with supplies.
Firefighter (GS-06) and Apparatus Driver/Operator
Altus Air Force Base Fire Department
Altus, United States
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Served as a Captain on Engine company and Crash Company on over 20 shifts when low manning necessitated a "step up" seat assignment
- Communicates with responsible agencies to gain qualified assistance and technical guidance
- Enacts knowledge of equipment to promptly initiate mitigating actions
- Establishes on scene control procedures, isolates spill zone and or personnel including decontamination corridor and procedures
Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company
Gales Ferry, United States
03.2016 - 08.2018
- Extinguished two substantial wildland fires spanning 11 acres and 14 acres over 4 days.
- Performed emergency standby and Rapid Entry Team duties during a two-story home structure fire.
- Forcibly gain entry into any structure through the use of hand tools, hydraulic tools, or other means
- 1st DUE MEDICAL: Triage and presume all life/limb threatening injuries or maladies and perform Standard Operating Procedures (S.O.P) to preserve life safety Evacuated occupants on basic life support calls to ambulance to administer first aid
Navy Diver 1st Class Petty Officer (Team Lead)
US Navy
Subase NewLondon, United States
09.2015 - 08.2018
- LIFE SAFETY SUPERVISOR AND DIVE CONTROLLER: Supervise and Oversee all preparatory actions to dives including maintenance, emergency planning and coordination, dressing out divers
- Monitor Divers after dives for sign of decompression sickness or Arterial Gas embolism
- RECOMPRESSION CHAMBER SUPERVISOR: Perform all repair action in co-ordination with local quality control instructions and document thoroughly and correctly Supervise and oversee patient monitoring vitals, hydration, urine output, Intra Venous fluid intake and output Ensure Gas bank levels and compressor activity are optimal at all times
- SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT: Help scientist and review board at all avenues possible to bring scientific protocols to fruition using legal yet creative methods for achieve mechanical goals
Education
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Pheonix
Pheonix, AZ03-2022
Inspector 1 -
Ifsac & Pro Board Certified (Alabama Fire College)
12.2020
Emergency Medical Technician -
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
03.2020
Mobile Water Supply Tanker/Tender -
Department of Defense; Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program
01.2020
Fire Officer 1 & Instructor 1 -
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), Pro board Certified (Alabama Fire College), IFSAC
11.2019
ARFF Apparatus operator -
Department of Defense; Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program
11.2019
Hazardous Material Technician - Hazmat Awareness & Operations
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), Pro board Certified (Alabama Fire College), IFSAC; DHS Trained & Certified
05.2018
Aircraft Rescue Firefighter -
Pro board Certified/ IFSAC/ Texas Commission on Fire Prevention (TCFP)
04.2018
Fire I and II -
Pro Board Certified/ International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), Connecticut Commission on fire prevention (CFPC)
03.2017
Rescue Technician
GoodFellow Airforce Base
Ladder Apparatus Operator (IFSAC/Proboard)
Alabama Fire College
Skills
- Engine Pumper Operator
- Mobile Water Supply Tanker
- ARFF Driver
- EMT (NREMT)
- Ladder Apparatus operator
- Hazmat Technician
- Logistics Officer Qualifications
- Rescue Methods equipment proficiency
- Fully Licensed Driver
Jobrelatededucationsandcertifications
- Rescue technician I/II, Confined Space Technician, Goodfellow AFB TX
- Fire I and II, Pro Board Certified/ IFSAC, Connecticut Commission on fire prevention, 01/01/17 to 03/01/17
- Hazardous Material Technician, IACET, Pro board Certified (Alabama Fire College), IFSAC, 05/01/18
- Fire Officer 1 & Instructor 1, IACET, Pro board Certified (Alabama Fire College), IFSAC, 11/01/19
- Aircraft Rescue Firefighter, Pro board Certified/ IFSAC/ TCFP, 04/01/18
- Emergency Medical Technician, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, 09/01/17 (Recertified 03/01/20)
- ARFF Apparatus operator, Department of Defense; Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program, 11/01/19
- Mobile Water Supply Tanker/Tender, Department of Defense; Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program, 01/01/20
- Inspector 1, IFSAC & Pro Board Certified (Alabama Fire College), 12/01/20
Timeline
Firefighter (GS-07) Apparatus Driver/Operator
Homestead Air Reserve Base Fire Department
08.2023 - Current
Firefighter (GS-07) Apparatus Driver/Operator
Tinker Air Force Base Fire Department
05.2021 - 08.2023
Firefighter (GS-06) and Apparatus Driver/Operator
Altus Air Force Base Fire Department
08.2018 - 05.2021
Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Gales Ferry Volunteer Fire Company
03.2016 - 08.2018
Navy Diver 1st Class Petty Officer (Team Lead)
US Navy
09.2015 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Pheonix
Inspector 1 -
Ifsac & Pro Board Certified (Alabama Fire College)
Emergency Medical Technician -
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
Mobile Water Supply Tanker/Tender -
Department of Defense; Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program
Fire Officer 1 & Instructor 1 -
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), Pro board Certified (Alabama Fire College), IFSAC
ARFF Apparatus operator -
Department of Defense; Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program
Hazardous Material Technician - Hazmat Awareness & Operations
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), Pro board Certified (Alabama Fire College), IFSAC; DHS Trained & Certified
Aircraft Rescue Firefighter -
Pro board Certified/ IFSAC/ Texas Commission on Fire Prevention (TCFP)
Fire I and II -
Pro Board Certified/ International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), Connecticut Commission on fire prevention (CFPC)
Rescue Technician
GoodFellow Airforce Base
Ladder Apparatus Operator (IFSAC/Proboard)
Alabama Fire College
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