Ryan Canutt
Spokane,WA
Summary
I am a resilient wildland firefighter, known for high productivity and efficient completion of tasks. Skilled in fire suppression, emergency response, and hazard reduction techniques. I excel in decision-making and teamwork, bringing forth the ability to manage critical situations with calmness and clarity. I am equipped to contribute to safety and effectiveness in wildfire management roles. This year, I'm also prioritizing focusing on my personal growth. Not only do I want to be a positive and uplifting crew member, but I also want to continue the growth from Highlands' 20-man crew into a more well-rounded human, on and off the clock. This move from the Highlands Type 2 crew to the Interagency Hotshot Crew Type 1 is a big step for me because I never really felt that my skills and knowledge were being utilized to their full extent. My intentions were always geared toward moving on to hotshotting. All that being said, I'm excited to fulfill my role on an IHC crew with confidence and tenacity. I'm ready to learn, and I'm excited to see where I go from here.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Wildland Firefighter HIGHLANDS 20 MAN
Department of Natural Resources
loomis, WA
04.2023 - Current
Some of the things in which I have experience are...
- Controlled prescribed burns to reduce fuel loads and manage vegetation.
- Operate firefighting equipment, including, but not limited to, pumps, hoses, and chainsaws.
- Perform safety inspections on gear and vehicles before deployments, and every day before heading to the line.
- Collaborated with team members and joined forces during full suppression operations.
- Monitor weather conditions to determine fire behavior and risks.
- Maintained communication with command centers, division, and my foremen during active firefighting operations.
- Conducted mop-up operations to extinguish remaining hot spots and reduce the risk of further spread.
- Built containment lines around the perimeter of an active wildfire using shovels, scraps, monkey paws, Pulaskis, and chainsaws.
- Assisted in hazardous fuels reduction projects, such as cutting brush, felling trees, and chipping debris.
- Provided fire suppression and containment for wildland fires using aircraft, dozers, skigins, and more.
- Attend daily briefings with crew members to discuss strategy for the upcoming shift, or have an AAR for the previous shift.
- Four years in wildland fire, two on engines, and two on a hand crew.
- Ran saw the team for 4.
- Open FF1 task book, and the skills and knowledge I've learned from that training process.
- Ample experience with rolls, ICP life, and just overall life on the road as a wildland firefighter.
Education
High School Diploma -
Colville High School
Colville, WA06-2022
Skills
- Fire behavior assessment
- Containment line construction
- Fire suppression
- Hazardous fuels management
- Communication protocols
- Strategic planning
- Risk analysis
- Problem solving
- Adaptability
- Attention to detail
- Physical fitness and endurance
- Conditions assessment
- Pump guy
- Backfire and flanking
- Wildfire suppression
- Fire prevention education
- Fire suppression tools operations
- All-terrain vehicle operation
- Chainsaw operation
- Aerial firefighting support
- Fire lookout operation
- Fire behavior prediction
- Fire weather monitoring
- Cooperative relationships
- Ladder operations
- Good work ethic
- Basic life support
Certification
- IS-700.B FEMA National incident management
- IS-100.C FEMA Introduction to incident command
- S-130 Firefighter training
- L-180 Human factors in wildland fire
- S-190 Introduction to wildland fire behavior
- Refreshed CPR/FIRST AID
- S-212 Chainsaws in wildland fire
- Valid Red Card
References
- superintend: Seth schertenleib 509-675-6452
- Foremen: Eric Chompka 509-419-9530
- Squatty: Donovan Peckham 509-207-9245
- Squatty: Travis perry 509-680-2778
Additional
- I would like to thank you for looking at this resume and taking the time to correspond, if you need any additional information or would like to talk to me, feel free to contact me trough any of the methods listed at the top of this resume.
Timeline
Wildland Firefighter HIGHLANDS 20 MAN
Department of Natural Resources
04.2023 - Current
High School Diploma -
Colville High School