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Work History
Education
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Tyler Sawtell

Firefighter/EMT-B
Tomball,TX

Summary

Highly focused and dependable FireFighter EMT-B with TWO years of ride up experience as an Equipment Operator on both pumper and quint apparatus. Highly dedicated to being the best I can to my ability not only to the fire service by as many in my life outside of the fire service. Dedicated to making steps every day to better myself and understanding the day I believe I know everything is the day I have failed.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications

Work History

Firefighter/EMT-Basic

City of Katy Fire Department
08.2019 - Current
  • Respond to emergency incidents; preform firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services
  • Assist with daily apparatus inspections and maintaining a level of readiness with apparatus and myself
  • Preform daily station duties to maintain a high level of cleanliness and professionalism, and preform minor maintenance on station and equipment
  • Driver and Operate both pumpers and quint apparatus as well as operate medic units.
  • Preform minor maintenance of fire apparatus
  • Train daily as a crew and as an individual on Firefighting skills, driving skills, apparatus operating skills and emergency medical service skills to maintain a high standard of professionalism and be able to respond to multitude of emergency situations with the training and skills need to accomplish the goal of saving life and property in a safe and effective manner
  • Train new Firefighter on the basic skills of fire fighting and how to hold themselves to a high level of professionalism
  • Work with a crew of 4 to 26 people of different background and training levels to achieve a common goal on a daily basis

Firefighter/EMT-Basic

Harris County ESD16
Klein, TX
06.2023 - Current
  • Conduct equipment and apparatus checks continuously to maintain a level of readiness at all times
  • Maintain levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure, high-stress situations as both a Fire fighter and Equipment Operator
  • Maintain documentation via log books, run reports and training records
  • Work as a team to achieve a common goal on a daily basis
  • Drive and Operate pumper and tanker apparatus in a proficient and safe manor
  • Train on basic skills as well as advance Equipment Operator skills and understanding the apparatus
  • Treat patients on a variety of emergency medical calls as an EMT-B

Firefighter/EMT-Basic

City of Tomball Fire Department
Tomball, TX
06.2018 - 09.2022
  • Work as a volunteer from 6/1/2018 to 10/1/2019 to learn the fundamentals of being a FireFighter while going to school to obtain EMT-B certificate, then work as duty crew from 10/01/2019 to 9/4/2022
  • Learn the fundamentals of being a Fire Fighter and how to be a "Rookie"
  • Learn the ins and outs of fire apparatus, bunker gear, and basics of fire fighting
  • Train on all basic fire fighter skills until i could not get it wrong
  • Responded to a multitude of emergency situations
  • preform daily station duties and maintain a clean fire station and apparatus on a daily basis
  • Train daily to become a professional FireFighter

Education

No Degree - Basic Structure Firefighter

Lone Star College Cy-Fair
Cypress, TX
05.2001 -

Skills

Dependability

Certification

TCFP Basic structure firefighter

Accomplishments

  • Medal of Merit from the Harris County Precinct 3 commissioner for my actions as a Equipment Operator on a residential structure fire with a rescue.
  • Maintaining a healthy home life/ work balance, and keeping a heathy and beautiful relationship with my now wife who I have been with since 2015.
  • Joined the Iron Brotherhood Fools in 2021, since then continued to increase my knowledge and education by attending multiple trainings and getting awarded member of the year in 2022 for amount of functions attended.

Timeline

TCFP intermediate structure fire fighter

08-2024

Driver Operator aerial

03-2024

Firefighter/EMT-Basic

Harris County ESD16
06.2023 - Current

Driver Operator pumper

06-2022

Firefighter/EMT-Basic

City of Katy Fire Department
08.2019 - Current

TCFP Basic structure firefighter

01-2019

EMT-B

12-2018

Firefighter/EMT-Basic

City of Tomball Fire Department
06.2018 - 09.2022

No Degree - Basic Structure Firefighter

Lone Star College Cy-Fair
05.2001 -
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