Steve Allen
Firefighter Emr @Central City Volunteer Fire
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WORK HISTORY
Firefighter Emr @Central City Volunteer Fire
Central City, CO
Firefighter I and II- Emergency Medical Responder, respond to calls located in municipal, rural, urban interface, national forest, and wilderness areas. Drive fire engines to fire locations in a safe efficient manner obeying all safety, traffic laws, and following department operating guidelines, in regards to crew safety and equipment, and public safety. Upon arrival follow proper placement of apparatus on fire scenes. Duties consist of fire control suppression of structural,(residential and commercial) wildland, vehicle fires, applying the appropriate extinguishing agents to the source of the fire. Investigating fire alarms, fire and smoke detection. Reducing or eliminating potential fire hazards. Mitigation of hazardous materials. Conduct public assists when requested. Motor vehicle accident, and structure collapse rescue/ extrication. Operate various pieces of fire equipment and gear for fire suppression and control; drives and operates fire apparatus consisting of different types and classifications from type 1, type 3, and 6 wildland /structure engines with 4x4 capability, with manual and automatic transmissions. In either the engines or tender. Conduct search and rescue; ventilation and salvage operations. Provide written reports detailing specific firefighting and rescue actions taken on scene, operate fire communications equipment. Perform various aviation and ground support activities, such as setting up landing zones (LZ) for aviation helicopter resources. Initial attack on wildland fires, or deployed as a fire resource to wildland urban interface. Conducted engine operations, apparatus engineer. Conducted fire line, fire suppression-moving dirt, scratch hand line, build fire line using hand tools consisting of shovels, axes, Pulaski’s, McLeod, to control spreading wildland fires. Maintained established fire line, wet line, hand line, with engine hose lays, conduct mop-up operations. EMR respond to medical calls by evaluating, providing medical care.
EDUCATION
Navy Sea College
Bachelor's Degree, Fire Science/Fire-fighting
Colorado Mountain College
Associate Applied Science, Natural Resources Management
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
General Studies, Private Pilot Ground School
ABOUT STEVE ALLEN
Committing Knowledge and Resources for the management of emergency incidents, traffic management operations to the Improvement of Safety for our Community and its People. Professional opportunities in Wildland Fire- Fire support, Emergency Management, Homeland Security and related work. Emergency Management Specialist/ Fire-Wildfire Support in Operations/Logistics. Drone technology. Adaptable community service professional and team player with comprehensive background in crisis communications, and emergency operations in the public sector. I am a veteran, and proud of my service to this awesome country of ours! A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life,wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. Regardless of personal political views, that is an honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember that fact. Excellent verbal, writing, reading and other communication skills; ability to actively listen and correctly interpret requests for services, properly assess and summarizes situations and make quick, appropriate, independent decisions, effectively direct and coordinate emergency responders; to speak articulately, and control phone caller\'s actions; follow complex written and non-written procedures, exercise good judgement at all times; ability to concentrate on multiple tasks at a time and be exceptionally accurate, detailed oriented. Performed 24/7 shift work, and functioned well in the confines of a five computer console. Excellent organizational, problem solving, and computer skills. Through knowledge of local geography, and jurisdictional boundaries. Trained, mentored, developed, assessed, guided, and helped other staff members, co-workers. Enhanced and attained efficiently. Exceeded performance standards, while using flexibility, problem solving abilities, demonstrating and initiating performance standards.
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