Damage Control/Fire fighting
- Shipboard Officer / Personnel / Crew
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1969-1975 US Navy Honorable Discharge HT1 (E-6)
Riverine Repair Facility Dong Tam, Viet Nam
Fire Support Base “Operation Seafloat” Nam Can, Viet Nam
USS Hector (AR7)
USS St Louis (LKA114)
USS Durham (LKA116)
Received a 7 Fleet Letter of Commendation for Life Saving
In charge of “at sea” firefighting team
1986-1986 Chevron Oil Refinery
Richmond, CA
Firefighter
1986-1999 State of California CalFire (Captain)
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Paramedic
Fire Captain
Fire Crew Supervisor
Training officer
Station Captain
Major Incident Management Team
Food Unit Leader
Kitchen Manager
Medical Unit Leader
Documentation Unit Leader
Resource Unit Leader
Kitchen Manager
Strike Team Leader-Crews
Staging Area Manager
2000-2001 Fire Chief City of Phoenix, Oregon
Attended the National Fire Academy
Conducted consolidation study
Participated in FEMA Fire Safe Grants
Received Oregon State Foresters Grant
2014-2015 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury
2015-2016 San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury (Foreperson)
Education: BS Fire Science Administration Hamilton University
Certificates:
Food Unit Leader
Executive Leadership, National Fire Academy
Flood Fighting and Control Techniques
Fire Control III
Flammable Liquids Fire Protection, University of Nevada
Basic Forest Fire Fighting
Basic Wild land Safety
Management Development I
Basic ICS
Basic Fire Crew Captain
Emergency Vehicle Operation
Basic Fire Control
CalFire Basic Fire Academy (400 hours)
Helispot Manager
Fire Fighter I
Fire Apparatus Engineer
Human Relations
Fire Crew Supervision
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Atascadero, California,