Matthew Ramos
Newbury Park,CA
Summary
Ventura County Fire Crew and LAFD Crew 3, USFS Station 54 Type 3 engine, experienced fire suppression in wildland creating a control line around the fire, using tools, clearing trails, cutting brush, sharpening tools. Working in heat, wind, and strong fire conditions. Patrolling areas after fires or during fires to eliminate hot spots that may restart fires. Identify lookouts' areas, anchor points, safety zones, escape routes, and know that communication is key to being a good crew. Performing initial attack on a fire and controlling spread and stopping growth of the fire by making a control line. Excellent track record of resolving issues, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments. Meat/seafood with 3 years of successful experience. A relationship builder who is dedicated and dependable, with strong organizational skills and a strong work ethic. To aspire to be a leader is what I want to do so I am open to learning everything I can to be a successful leader. I am also very dedicated to learning, growing. I believe in Team-oriented leader with a track record of building strong relationships. I am a team player who is creative and innovative and has excellent interpersonal skills, also recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions towards my work. I would base myself with integrity, hard work ethic, consistent, outstanding, disciplined, service-driven, multi-taskoriented, strategic, energetic, customer-focused. I am very optimistic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. I am motivated to learn, grow, and excel in the Fire Industry.
Currently Seeking employment in engine, hotshot/hand crew, helitack crew.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Forestry Technician (Helitack) GS-0462-4
USFS 40+/Week
Custer, SD
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Responded quickly to wildland fires; assisted with containment efforts by clearing brush or constructing firebreaks.
- Loads helicopter personnel and cargo, considering methods of loading, weight distribution, and securing weight onto aircraft.
- Completes manifests of personnel and equipment being transported to the fire or other work areas.
- Exits helicopter in remote areas to construct helispots, attack small or big fires.
- Knowledge of techniques for the use of water for mopping up.
- Use of hand tools, such as Pulaskis and McLeods, and power tools, such as chainsaws and portable pumps.
- Build fireline, control wildland fire.
- Work in forest and desert environments in steep terrain where surfaces can be uneven, rocky, as well as thick vegetation, and smoky.
- Provides passenger briefing prior to takeoff regarding saftey, crash procedures, emergency operations, personal protective equipment.
- Attatches longline to helicopter.
- Responsible for ensuring safe and proper procedures are followed for all movement around helicopter.
- Marshals helicopter utilizing hand signals, takeoff/landing, also utilizes radio to give verbal instructions to pilots.
- Attatches water bucket to helicopter and completes checks to ensure the bucket is working properly.
- Communicates with pilots to properly drop water out of the helicopter.
Foresty Aid, GS-0462-03
USFS Engine 54 40+/Week
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Operated out of Type 3 Engine, suppressed wildfires, worked on different operations such as RX Burns and project work, operated fire suppression equipment such as portable pumps and drip torches.
- Worked fire suppression during fires, such as pump and roll, progressive hose lay, and use of tools during fire to construct fireline.
- Worked in steep terrain with tall brush and trees. Managed to work in smoky areas where there was fire around.
- Patrolled areas previously burned after fire containment to locate and extinguish flareups, hotspots that could threaten developed firelines.
- Did mobile and stationary engine attack, used mulitple hoselays, and carried hosepacks.
- Constructed hose to be prepared for coming assignMMments.
Ventura County Fire Department Hand Crew
40+/Week
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Facilitated plans for constructing lines using hand tools and power equipment to suppress wildland fires
- The use of Pulaskis, Mcleods, and power tools such as chainsaws as well as portable pumps were in use to prepare control lines on the fire
- Cleaned and sharpened tools after each use, on and off the line
- Maintain all tools in order and sharp
- Knowledge of safe working practices
- Performing under stress and knowing that physical ability to perform on a fire is important
- Ability to verbally communicate to all crew members
- Use of Chain of command when communicating a problem
- Determining the fuel type, and weather conditions
- Maintained helispots clear of debris from all brush
- Ability to work under stress on fires and after long hours of work
- Cleared and constructed fire lines, use of backpack water pumps, operating drip torches, locating and suppressing spot fires, laying out fire hose, performing mop up, maintaining chainsaws field, use of two way radios.
- Cleans, maintains, reconditions, and stores fire fighting fools and equipment.
- Inventories fire supplies and equipment.
- Preform project work such as road and trail maintenance.
- Knowledge of wildland fire hazards, ground and aviation wildland fire safety practices to prevent injury.
LAFD Crew 3
Los Angeles Fire Department 40+/Week
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Volunteer type 2 Crew, Started Wildland fire fighting for Los Angeles Fire Department, Established and maintained Physical fitness necessary to perform hard physical labor
- Learned how to construct fire lines, how to properly use tools, such as pulaskis, mcleods, chainsaws
- Used and maintain Personal protection equipment
- Followed 10's and 18's
- Ensured proper refurbishing such as tools, vehicles, water, food, and supplies.
Education
Fire Technology -
Oxnard College
08.2024
Newbury Park High School
01.2018
Skills
- Experienced fire suppression in wildland
- Brush cutting
- Tool sharpening
- Initial attack on a fire
- Controlling fire spread
- Engine operation
- Hotshot/hand crew
- Helitack crew
- Fire suppression
- RX Burns
- Project work
- Portable pump operation
- Drip torch operation
- Constructing fire lines
- Use of hand tools and power equipment
- Maintaining helispots
- Backpack water pump usage
- Chainsaw maintenance
- Two-way radio usage
- Fire line construction
- Refurbishing
- CPR certification
Certification
- CPR
- Ics 200
- 100 Is-700
- IS-800
- S-130
- S-131
- S-190
- L-180
- S-219
- S-270
- S-212
Availability
Monday-Sunday Open availability
References
- Captain Mark Alvarado, 805-680-7702, Larry.alvarado@usda.gov Ok to contact
- Superintendent Keith Leonard, 805-437-9887, Keith.leonard@ventura.org Ok to contact
- Senior Firefighter David Rodriguez, 818-545-9406, David.rogriguez5@usda.gov Ok to Contact
Timeline
Forestry Technician (Helitack) GS-0462-4
USFS 40+/Week
06.2024 - 08.2024
Foresty Aid, GS-0462-03
USFS Engine 54 40+/Week
06.2023 - 12.2023
Ventura County Fire Department Hand Crew
40+/Week
09.2022 - 01.2023
LAFD Crew 3
Los Angeles Fire Department 40+/Week
05.2022 - 09.2022
Fire Technology -
Oxnard College
Newbury Park High School
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