Roberto Carmickle

Dedicated firefighter with a track record of strengthening fire prevention and protection and success in providing the Viejas tribe, and surrounding towns with excellent public service. With over Four and a half years of experience, I have been known for quick thinking in highly pressurized settings. I look forward to maintaining and improving my skills and the efficiency of the fire service as a whole.

• CAL FIRE basic certificate
• CAL FIRE Firefighter certificate
• Fire Fighter 1 Certificate
• 32nd heartland academy Most inspirational recruit award
• Emergency Medical Technician Certificate
• DMV Firefighter endorsement
• Type 1 Task book certificate
• Type 3 Task book certificate
• Water Tender Task book certificate
• Driver Operator 1A
• Driver Operator 1B
• San Bernardino E-VOC Emergency service driving cert
• Vehicle Extrication
• LARO - Low angle rope rescue
• S-212 Wildfire Chainsaws
• S-215 Fire operations in wildland urban interface
• S-230 Crew Boss
• S-231 Engine Boss
• S-290 Intermediate fire behavior
• NWCG S-130 L-180 S-190
• FEMA IS-100 IS-200 IS-700 IS-800
• WMD- Terrorism Awareness for Emergency Responders
• U.S. Department of Transportation Emergency Vehicle Operator
• Fire Control 3B
• Firefighter Survival
• Rapid Intervention crew operations
• FFT I Task book complete
• Hazardous Materials First Responder Operational Level HMFR00182
• Confined Space Entry
• Basic Life Support CPR

Fast learner with excellent comprehension and retention. Understand and apply new concepts effectively. Work well with different ages and backgrounds. Effective communicator, both oral and written. Highly skilled individual that can work as a team player or on a standalone basis. Excellent problem solver. I have gained experience and knowledge in pumping and drafting all apparatus including Engine 25, Engine 225, BR 25, Water Tender 25, and PT 25. I have the ability to respond as a single resource on Water Tender 25. I also have operated (PT25) on a daily basis with a Captain and two Fire Fighters. I Operated as lead saw on PT25, Most importantly I have had the opportunity to act up as Captain on PT 25 on an in county Strike Team. I have since then been promoted to The A side and respond to Medical Aids, vehicle fires, structure fires and traffic collisions. I have also been training on Engineer tasks to promote as Engineer. I have over 200 hours as acting Engineer, and countless hours of training behind the wheel and pumping. I have also had the privilege of building a 600sqf addition to help with space needed to accommodate our PPE needs and growth of our department.