William Lemons
Boonville,CA
Summary
I have a number of different skills and passions, but above all, I have the eye and endurance for trail building and park maintenance. My desire to work in a state or national park stems from my service with the California Conservation Corps. In particular, my time in the fire service taught me the value of teamwork, attention to detail, and finding that extra gear when the work is exhausting. The geography of the USA, and California especially, is awe-inspiring to me. I aim to do my part in preserving this land and providing an avenue for folks to recreate safely.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Youth Sports Coach
Superior Sports
08.2023 - 10.2023
- My job title was "Youth Sports Coach," but the work more closely resembled yard duty. I worked 20 hours a week on average.
- Coached first through fifth graders at Williamson Elementary School and first through eighth graders at Sierra Oaks Elementary School.
- Coached basketball, volleyball, soccer, touch football, and disc golf.
- Set up volleyball and soccer nets and inflated the sports balls before recess.
- Encouraged children to participate in local sports, art, music, and skills camps.
- Settled personal disputes between children to the best of my ability and reported inappropriate behavior when I thought it necessary.
- Treated injuries with caution and cleanliness.
- I left this job because my financial situation was deteriorating. My second job search was moving slower than expected and I could no longer afford live in Sacramento. I moved back to my home town to work for cash and sell off some personal belongings.
Forestry Technician
USDA Forest Service
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Served on the Mendocino Hotshots hand crew.
- Worked 40 to 90 hours per week on average.
- Extinguished flames and embers to suppress fires with hand tools and hand-driven water pumps.
- Cut hand line.
- Operated pumps connected to high-pressure hoses.
- Laid hose lines and operated nozzles, pumps, hydrants and fire extinguishers.
- Set up sprinkler systems on protected land.
- Operated a drip torch.
- Held fire line during prescribed burns.
- Patrolled previously burned areas and eliminated dangerous hot spots.
- Worked in tandem with engines and other hand crews.
- Cleaned, serviced, and maintained fire apparatus in condition of readiness and performed general maintenance of fire department property.
- Swamped brush and logs away from the black (burned area) during fuel reduction operations.
- Identified potential hazards and habitat trees during fuel reduction operation and prescribed burns.
- Stood night watch on hand lines, dozer lines, and roadways.
- Performed weather assessment using a sling psychrometer.
- Cooked for my coworkers at camp and in the barracks.
- Maintained spike camp.
- Followed safety protocol while traveling to and from work sites via helicopter, airplane, or automobile.
- Trained continuously to maintain required physical fitness for demanding work.
- Left job because of injuries to the right leg which have since been resolved.
Corpsmember (Type 1 Firefighter Trainee)
California Conservation Corps
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Worked and trained 40 to 50 hours per week on average.
- Performed warehouse duties, landscaping duties, and general maintenance duties on center before being drafted onto Camarillo Crew 3 for training.
- Removed trash from the waterways of Ventura County.
- Used rock bars and sledgehammers to deal with rock slides in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.
- Performed roadside fuel (vegetation) reduction in in concert with Caltrans.
- Serviced CCC vehicles and power tools every morning.
- Completed the 48 hours of volunteer service required for graduation from the California Conservation Corps.
- Cut practice hand line with Camarillo Crew 3.
- Discussed the wildland firefighting standard orders and watch-out situations with my crew every morning.
- Completed the physical, written, and spoken competencies required for a Type 1 Crew designation.
- Left job to join the Mendocino Hotshots.
Corpsmember (Wildland Firefighter)
California Conservation Corps
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Worked 40 to 70 hours per week on average with Fortuna Crew 1.
- Performed the same duties that I performed with the Mendocino Hotshots, but at an entry level.
- Inspected buildings for potential hazards.
- Participated in fire and life safety inspections of commercial and residential properties and checked operating condition of hydrants.
- Chained brush and logs into a chipper during fuel reduction operations.
- Communicated with my captain, supervisors, and crew members via hand-held radio on the fire line, during mop-up operations, and during fuel-reduction operations.
- Worked 24 hour shifts.
- Adhered to a strict dress code and grooming standard.
- Informed and educated local community members about fire prevention and safety.
- Presented case studies on wildfire tragedies.
- Left this center to pursue Type 1 Firefighter training at the Camarillo Center.
Corpsmember (Cook)
California Conservation Corps
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Worked 40 to 50 hours per week on average.
- Sanitized food preparation areas, grills and equipment to avoid cross-contamination from raw items.
- Set up and performed initial prep work for soups, sauces and salads.
- Maintained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.
- Chopped, diced and sliced vegetables and fruit ahead of busy periods, including dinner rush.
- Precooked certain items during slow periods to reduce wait times during lunch and dinner rush.
- Regulated oven, broiler and roaster operations for cooking at correct temperatures.
- Prepared dishes in fast-paced environment working with teammates to maintain high corpsmember satisfaction rate.
- Developed new recipes for vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free corpsmembers.
- Modified standard recipes to account for ingredient issues, customer requests or substitutions for allergen concerns.
- Replenished food items from inventory and rotated ingredients.
- Maintained safe operations of food prep equipment.
- Prepared sandwiches and snacks for corpsmembers to select for their lunch bags.
- Served a daily average of 40 to 70 corpsmembers for both breakfast and dinner.
- Left the kitchen to join Fortuna Crew 1 (fire). I got tired of being inside all day.
Education
Associate of Arts - History
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA08.2018
High School Diploma -
Anderson Valley Jr/Sr High School
Boonville, CA06.2016
Skills
- Verbal and written communication
- Wildland firefighting
- Prescribed burning
- Trail building
- Landscaping
- Adept with maps
- Weather assessment
- Student of history and geography
- Community service
- Youth Mentorship
- Sports fundamentals
- Art and graphics
- Adaptability
- Sense of duty
Certification
- Adult CPR, AED, and Basic First Aid, American Safety and Health Institute - 05/2023
- ICS-00100.c Introduction to Incident Command System, FEMA - 07/2021
- IS-00200.c Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, FEMA - 07/2021
- IS-00700.b An Introduction to the National Incident Management System, FEMA - 07/2021
- S-130 Wildland Firefighter Training, CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit - 09/2021
- S-190 Wildland Fire Behavior, CAL FIRE Humboldt-Del Norte Unit - 09/2021
- Basic Sawyer, California Conservation Corps - 10/2021
- S-110 Basic Wildland Fire Orientation, CAL FIRE San Luis-Obispo Unit - 04/2022
- L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service, CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit - 04/2022
- Basic Hazmat, CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Unit - 04/2022
- A-Faller, USDA Forest Service - 07/2022
References
- Rachel Dunlap (Supervisor at CCC Camarillo) - (805) 890-2069 / rachel.dunlap@ccc.ca.gov
- Ernest Ceccon (Superintendent of the Mendocino Hotshots) - (530) 635-4907 / ernest.ceccon@usda.gov
- Tim Anderson (Fortuna Crew One supervisor) - (760) 473-6335 / tim.anderson@ccc.ca.gov
- Ala Tayeh (franchise owner of Superior Sports Sacramento) - (916) 595-0997
Timeline
Youth Sports Coach
Superior Sports
08.2023 - 10.2023
Forestry Technician
USDA Forest Service
05.2022 - 08.2023
Corpsmember (Type 1 Firefighter Trainee)
California Conservation Corps
01.2022 - 05.2022
Corpsmember (Wildland Firefighter)
California Conservation Corps
07.2021 - 12.2021
Corpsmember (Cook)
California Conservation Corps
05.2021 - 07.2021
Associate of Arts - History
Santa Rosa Junior College
High School Diploma -
Anderson Valley Jr/Sr High School
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