Tristan C M Deatherage
1796 Nadowa St ,CA
Summary
OBJECTIVE:
0456 Wildland Fire Management
Announcement: 26-FIRE-P1VA-IHCSQLR-67DH
Application for: Lead Wildland Firefighter - IHC Squad Leader
Locations: South Lake Tahoe, CA
Availability: Full Time 26/0
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Wildland Firefighter - IHC
USDA Forest Service-Tallac Hotshots
03.2023 - Current
- Conducted wildland firefighting operations in high-risk environments, including direct and indirect line tactics, backburns, burnouts and containment line construction utilizing hand tools and chainsaws
- Supervised and trained new crew members on safety protocols, tool use, and tactical fire suppression techniques
- Operated and maintained specialized firefighting equipment, ensuring readiness for rapid deployment.
- Monitored crew safety, fatigue, and situational awareness
- Assisted in readiness of radio communications and radio use through cloning and manual programming
Wildland Fire Apprentice, Forestry Technician
USDA Forest Service
04.2022 - 03.2024
- 2023 season, served as a crewmember on a interagency hotshot crew, constructed fire line, road and line prepping for firing operations, conduced high complexity firing operations, as well as holding operations and line patrol, by searching out and extinguishing any remaining burning material and/or Serving on a specialty crew (hotshot, helitack, engines, etc.) to suppress the full range of difficult and complex fires and/or Operating specialized fire suppression equipment such as portable pumps or drip torches;
- 2022 season, served as a crewmember on a 4 person high complexity Type 6 Wildland Fire Engine designed to suppress a full range of difficult and complex wildland fires involving multi jurisdictions including urban interface
- Participated in fire prevention, protection and worked arduously to control and extinguish fires, and reduce or eliminate potential fire hazards
- Highly proficient in communications utilized in fire operations, cloning, programming, using Bendix King portable and mobile radios to maintain contact with supervisor and crew members
- Performed fire suppression and/or fuels management duties under adverse conditions of weather, fuels, and topography
- Constructed Fire line using both direct and indirect tactics, used various hand tools pulaski shovel rhino etc, use of pumps honda volume, mark 3 utilized hose lays for fire suppression using appropriate nozzles and nozzle adjustments, working around aircraft, and observed fire weather and behavior and implemented appropriate strategies and tactics, Mobile engine attacks and direct or indirect attack, hose lay suppression tactics using a variety of hose packs and hose lay techniques. Built and resupplied engine compartments and various hoses/packs conducted firing operations and tree falling as tactical suppression on active fire incidents while maintaining situational Awareness and LCES
- Patrolled fire line to locate and extinguish embers, flare-up, and hotspot fires that may threaten fire containment lines and personnel.
- Held fire line to prevent fire spread and support containment activities
- Experience using a chainsaw and hand piling slash during fuels reduction and vegetation thinning projects
- Conducted prescribed fire operations including preparation, ignition, monitoring, holding, and mop-up
- Performed chainsaw use, repair and maintenance duties conducted pumping operations utilizing specialized equipment and portable pumps starting pump engine, priming pump, adjusting engine speed and pump valves, laying hose
- Gathered and considers information on weather data utilizing belt weather kit, topography, fuel types, and fire behavior in responding to wildland fire incidents for crews situational awareness
- Evaluated Risk and used risk management guidelines, and made hazards know to crew, mitigated risk, and worked with supervisory personal to implement risk management techniques in strategies and tactics
- Participated in wildland fire trainings, in the techniques, practices, and methods of wildland fire suppression, including the safe and efficient operation of tools, equipment, and vehicles used
- Performed daily and weekly maintenance checks for engine, pumps, fire shelters, chainsaws, hand tools and individual line gear.
- Led and participated in daily safety meetings and morning briefings.
- Facilitated Physical Trainings, for self and crew, daily runs, hikes, circuit training, utilizing body weight exercises, and high intensity cardio trainings, including stretch routes, yoga to prevent injury and promote recovery.
- Supervisor: Casey Hoffman (530) 680-3117
Wildland Fire Suppression Specialist (WFSS)
Oregon Department of Forestry
06.2018 - 11.2021
- 2018 season, Served as a crewmember on a Type 4 Engine, Wildland Urban Interface
- Responded to Emergency calls including Wildland, and Structure fires, and actively engaged fire to gain containment on emerging incidents
- Drafting, pumping, progressive, simple hose lays, and live reel
- Utilized Portable volume pump and fold-a-tanks
- Participated in structure protection, and RX burns
- 2019 Season to present, Serve as a crewmember on a 5 Person Initial Attack Squad/Crew
- Utilized hand tools, chainsaws, drip torches, fusezess
- Constructed handline directly and indirectly, sawline, and prepped sections of the fire line for firing operations
- Spun weather and observed fire weather conditions
- Participated in briefings, AARs, Safety meetings
- Rehabbed tools and equipment including crew truck, packs, hose, drip torches Cleaned and did maintenance around fire shop
- Operated drip torches and conducted firing operations, and patrolled sections of line
- Served as a Squad Boss trainee for a 10 man Inmate crew, facilitating gridding and mop up operations with 10 Inmates
- Participated in project work such as thinning, brushing out roads, and fuels reduction
- Supervisor: Ben Duda (541) 480-6139
Wildland Firefighter
Pat Rick Enviornmental
09.2017 - 11.2017
- Served as a crewmember on a 20 person Type 2 IA Crew, and Type 6 Engine — Responded to initial attack fires in various fuel types, including grass, brush, timber, slash, fires in various weather and topographical conditions both day and night
- Operated pumping engine to direct water pressure in hose and nozzle for most efficient operation.
- Oversaw equipment and vehicle upkeep to maintain emergency readiness.
- Acted quickly to contain hazardous chemicals likely to catch fire, leak, or spill.
- Patrolled burnt areas after fires to locate and eliminate hot spots that could flare or rekindle.
Education
Interdisciplinary Studies, Geography GIS, Communications
University Nevada Reno
Reno, NV01.2024
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01.2023
Natural Resources Program
Oregon State University
Bend, OR05.2022
Associative Arts of Oregon Transfer, Associative Arts of General Studies - undefined
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR05.2020
High School Diploma -
South Tahoe High School
South Lake Tahoe, CA06-2017
Leadership Literary Science camp
UC Berkeley
Truckee, CA01.2014
Certification
- RED CARD QUALIFICATIONS: FFT1 Firefighter 1, FFT2 Firefighter 2
- COMPLETED FIRE & AVIATION TRAINING:
- A-100 Basic Aviation Safety
- A-210 Aviation Transport of Hazardous Materials
- A-200 Mishap Review
- A-219 Helicopter Transport of External Loads
- D-110 Expanded Dispatch Recorder
- FI-110 Wildland Fire Observations and Origin Scene Protection for First Responders
- L-280 Followership to Leadership
- L-380 Fireline Leadership
- S-130 Firefighter Training
- S-131 Firefighter Type 1
- S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
- S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use
- S-212 Wildland Fire Chainsaws
- S-215 Fire Operations in the Wildland Urban Interface
- S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
- S-270 Basic Air Operations
- S-271 Helicopter Crew Member
- ATV-Safety Course Certified ATV Operator
- TASK BOOKS: ICT 5 Incident Commander 5, Faller 1, ENOP Engine Operator
- OTHER: CPR/AED/First Aid, FEMA ICS 100, 700, GOV DRIVER LICENSE
Timeline
Senior Wildland Firefighter - IHC
USDA Forest Service-Tallac Hotshots
03.2023 - Current
Wildland Fire Apprentice, Forestry Technician
USDA Forest Service
04.2022 - 03.2024
Wildland Fire Suppression Specialist (WFSS)
Oregon Department of Forestry
06.2018 - 11.2021
Wildland Firefighter
Pat Rick Enviornmental
09.2017 - 11.2017
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Natural Resources Program
Oregon State University
Associative Arts of Oregon Transfer, Associative Arts of General Studies - undefined
Central Oregon Community College
Interdisciplinary Studies, Geography GIS, Communications
University Nevada Reno
High School Diploma -
South Tahoe High School
Leadership Literary Science camp
UC Berkeley
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