Nicole Kelly
Rockledge,Florida
Summary
- Former Firefighter/EMT who loves adventure and connecting with people
- Knowledge of health and safety
- Passion for public safety outreach and education
- Fifteenyear veteran of the fire service
- Experience in customer service
- 19 years experience in the service industry
- Peer Support and CISM trained
- Effective Communication Skills
Experienced Fire Inspector and Investigator with skills necessary to quickly identify building hazards and determine compliance steps. Knowledgeable in fire codes and regulations. Recognized importance of follow up to determine corrective actions were taken.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fire Safety Inspector
Brevard County Fire Rescue
Rockledge, FL
04.2019 - Current
- Determined appropriate steps needed to bring buildings into fire code compliance
- Administered first aid to individuals suffering from smoke inhalation or injured during incidents
- Prepared inspection reports detailing investigative findings and recommendations for corrective action
- Visited fire scenes to investigate and determine causes
- Taught public education courses and programs on fire safety and prevention strategies.
Owner/Acupuncture Physician
First Response Acupuncture
Rockledge, Florida
05.2015 - 01.2023
- Treated patients using acupuncture methods
- Patient diagnosis and prescription of treatments
- Maintained secure and paperless patient record system
- Instructed patients about proper hygiene, nutrition, exercise, lifestyle changes and ergonomic factors in their daily activities
- Specialize in treating firefighters and other first responders that suffer from PTSD and it's related symptoms.
Dispatcher/Public Safety Tele-Communicator
Brevard County Fire Rescue
Rockledge, Florida
05.2018 - 04.2019
- Took caller information, read associated computer information and documented vital details in call tracking and assignment system
- Dispatched calls to relevant fire or medical response personnel depending on individual call situations
- Used radio, telephone and computer system to update first responders.
Firefighter/EMT
Tavares Fire Department
Tavares, FL
12.2004 - 01.2011
- Promotion to Engineer after 6 months as a firefighter
- Provided life support services during medical emergencies
- Maintained a state of readiness and alertness for all assignments
- Efficiently collected pertinent information from the patient, family and friends, medical records and prescriptions
- Reviewed new construction documents for fire safety, including extinguisher placement, type, exit locations, standpipe locations
- Rapidly assessed whether life threatening criteria was present and took immediate action
- Operated and maintained emergency vehicles in a safe, efficient manner while obeying all traffic laws
- Completed many advanced education and training classes
- Maintained fire extinguishers and other fire equipment in multiple stations
- Rapidly prepared accurate fire, accident and emergency reports
- Applied appropriate extinguishing agents to structural, residential, commercial, industrial, chemical, petroleum, aircraft, vehicle and wilderness fires
- Kept abreast of emerging trends in fire service and relevant legislations, regulations and policies.
Education
Associate of Science - Fire Science
Valencia College
01.2018
DACM - Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
01.2016
Master of Science - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
01.2014
Skills
- Trained in emergency and medical situations
- High level of customer service
- Flexible and enthusiastic
- Adventurous
- Multitasking
- Able to remain calm under duress
- Peer Support and Critical Incident Stress Management trained
- Hazard Identification
- Code enforcement
- Fire protection systems
- Time management abilities
- Organizational Skills
- Professionalism
Certification
- Fire Inspector I
- Fire Inspector II
- Florida State EMT License
- Fire Officer 1
- Fire Officer II
- Fire and Life Safety Educator
- Fire Instructor III
- Volunteer Firefighter
- Yoga Instructor
Accomplishments
- First recipient of the Mickel/Begg scholarship fund - 2003
- Volunteer of the year from Winter Park Fire Department - 2004
- Above and beyond award in the fire department - 2008
- Firefighter of the year in Tavares Fire Department - 2009
- Life saving award-2019
- Unit Citation- 2019
- Fire Inspector of the year- Brevard County Fire Rescue-2021
Timeline
Fire Safety Inspector
Brevard County Fire Rescue
04.2019 - Current
Dispatcher/Public Safety Tele-Communicator
Brevard County Fire Rescue
05.2018 - 04.2019
Owner/Acupuncture Physician
First Response Acupuncture
05.2015 - 01.2023
Firefighter/EMT
Tavares Fire Department
12.2004 - 01.2011
Associate of Science - Fire Science
Valencia College
DACM - Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
Master of Science - Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
- Fire Inspector I
- Fire Inspector II
- Florida State EMT License
- Fire Officer 1
- Fire Officer II
- Fire and Life Safety Educator
- Fire Instructor III
- Volunteer Firefighter
- Yoga Instructor
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