Shane Wilburn
Conroe,TX
Summary
Fire service professional with extensive experience in emergency incident mitigation and response. Demonstrated leadership in high-pressure situations, effectively guiding teams while prioritizing training and development for new firefighters. Focused on enhancing operational safety and implementing modern firefighting tactics.
Overview
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1
Certification
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
EMT-B
Main Event EMS
The Woodlands, Texas
04.2025 - Current
- Handled medical and trauma incidents during concerts, festivals, and graduations, providing critical care in high-traffic environments.
- Responded to and managed medical incidents at all events at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, ensuring safety for attendees.
- Worked part-time to develop and refine emergency medical services skills through hands-on experience.
Certified Rescue Technician/EMT-B
MacKnight Safety Solutions, LLC
Rosenberg, Texas
09.2024 - Current
- Functioned as a certified rescue technician at a regional safety company, specializing in confined space and high angle rope rescue.
- Provided EMT-B services during refinery and plant shutdowns and long-term construction projects.
- Certified Instructor targeting storage tank types and hazards and most effective tactics in response and mitigation during emergency situations regarding such tanks.
- Supported operations in various environments such as industrial settings, municipal water grids, underground vaults, and offshore construction.
- Coordinated hazard emergency response activities, ensuring safety protocols and preparedness during critical operations.
Fire Captain
Code Red Safety
Mount Vernon, Indiana
03.2024 - Current
- Supervised and managed crew in providing 'All Risk' protection, emergency response, and incident mitigation for diverse events and potential hazards.
- 'All Risk' includes required certifications in Firefighting (TCFP or IFSAC equivalent), TDHS EMT-B or higher, HAZ-MAT Technician Level, and Confined Space and High Angle Rope Rescue.
- Established collaboration between Emergency Response Team of Sabic volunteers and Code Red paid members to enhance operational readiness.
Battalion Chief-Central Ops
Shell Oil Fire Brigade via Capstone Fire
Houston, Texas
04.2017 - 03.2024
- Battalion Chief, Fire Coordinator, Team Lead on contractual project initiated in 2017.
- Supervise, manage, and respond with crew providing 'All Risk' protection, emergency response, and incident mitigation to multiple types of events, incidents, and potential hazards.
- Managed 200-acre facility with 55+ structures, ensuring safety and compliance for average daily population of 3500 employees and visitors, and oversight of 44,000 hazardous materials.
- Collaborated with Shell Fire Chief to enhance emergency response strategies, focusing on incident mitigation and training requirements.
- Developed positive working relationships between the Emergency Response Team composed of Shell volunteers and Capstone paid members.
- Created and initiated documents to improve records in apparatus maintenance, building inspection for fire safety, SCBA maintenance, hose testing, and pump testing.
- Instructor for multiple Shell Corporate Fire Schools at TEEX in College Station, Texas and attended bi-annual live Industrial Fire Training as mandated by Shell.
HSE Manager US Ops / Fire Safety Officer
Fire Master, Inc. dba On-Site Safety, Inc.
03.2012 - 03.2017
- Coordinate, command, and supervise Field Fire and EMS protection.
- Haz-Mat and disaster response.
- Emergency and standby operations for drilling and well Frac/Stimulation.
- Conducted air monitoring for H2S safety and awareness.
- Safety Audits and inspections.
- Critical Plant and Pipeline operations.
- Conducted Job Safety Analysis and prepared Field Safety Reports to identify hazards and improve safety practices.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures for the Health and Safety Management System to ensure compliance and enhance safety culture.
- Ensure all station personnel have knowledge of and adhere to the Health and Safety Management System and all policies and procedures, as well as Industry and Government Standards.
- Monitor Incident Reporting System to ensure all criteria have been met and corrective actions have been implemented.
- Conduct regular station audits and ensure managers are conducting semi-annual Emergency response drills.
- Investigated accidents, near misses, and thefts involving OnSite units and personnel to identify root causes and implement preventive measures.
- Oversee drug and alcohol policy and ensure any required and/or random testing.
- Monitor DOT requirements, ensure all driver operators maintain a current CDL with HAZ-MAT endorsement, and ensure personnel are following transportation regulations and requirements as they apply.
- Ensure job observations and verification of competencies are conducted and documented to validate employee training.
- Assist in compiling statistical information for monthly review of incident summary report and monitor safety statistics for trends and changes.
- Act as an advisor in monthly Joint Workforce Health and Safety Committee meetings.
- Coordinated site safety activities and initiatives.
- Industrial, commercial, and residential fire protection.
Fire Captain
City of Houston - Fire Department
Houston, Texas
01.1997 - 02.2012
- Directed incident command at scenes involving patient care and EMS protocols.
- Supervised, commanded, and assisted crews in the mitigation of emergency fire and medical incidents.
- Supervised crew of 7 in NW Houston, managing station operations and coordinating daily activities.
- Ensured crews understood safety protocols and completed pre-incident planning.
- Served as communications dispatcher, first responder, driver/operator, and fire instructor in emergency situations.
- Hazardous material, rescue, and emergency care response.
Education
Associate of Science - Emergency Medical Services
Houston Community College
Houston, TX08-1997
Health Education - Kinesiology
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX12-1993
Skills
- Emergency medical care
- Emergency care
- Rescue operations
- Emergency response coordination
- Hazardous materials response
- Hazardous material response
- Confined space operations
- Hazard assessment
- Incident reporting
- Incident command
- Firefighting techniques
- Hazardous materials management
- Emergency medical services
- Risk assessment
- Effective communication
- Decision making
- Firefighting tactics
- Public safety
- Emergency management
- Fire suppression
- Personnel training
- Staff development
- Building inspections
- Fire strategy
- Occupational safety
- Fire protection
- First response services
- Incident safety
- Fire department procedures
- Equipment operation
Certification
- Texas Commission on Fire Protection Master Certification- Structural Firefighter
- Fire master Level III
- Industrial Firefighter
- Fire Instructor
- Driver/Operator
- NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
- Texas Department of Health Services EMT-B
- Fire Officer
- Confined Space Entry and High Angle Rope Rescue
- HAZ-MAT Operations
- HAZWOPER
- H2S Safety
- Forklift Ops
- Respiratory Protection
- OSHA 10
- TWIC
Timeline
EMT-B
Main Event EMS
04.2025 - Current
Certified Rescue Technician/EMT-B
MacKnight Safety Solutions, LLC
09.2024 - Current
Fire Captain
Code Red Safety
03.2024 - Current
Battalion Chief-Central Ops
Shell Oil Fire Brigade via Capstone Fire
04.2017 - 03.2024
HSE Manager US Ops / Fire Safety Officer
Fire Master, Inc. dba On-Site Safety, Inc.
03.2012 - 03.2017
Fire Captain
City of Houston - Fire Department
01.1997 - 02.2012
Associate of Science - Emergency Medical Services
Houston Community College
Health Education - Kinesiology
Sam Houston State University