Eric Philips Email & Phone Number

Louisville, Colorado

Professional evaluations of the home ignition zone, including your defensible space, home construction and ignition resistance of your building materials, driveway and roadway accessibility for homeowner egress and access by emergency responders; Full implementation of defensible space and forest mangement plans, including full tree evaluation and removal, understory tree removal, chipping, and cleanup.

Louisville, Colorado

Act as a firefighter during all calls for fire suppression in both structure and wildland fires; Assist public with emergency medical needs, including patient assessment, stabilization, and transport to hospital; Respond to calls for help with hazardous materials spills; Drive and operate fire apparatus as needed; Respond to emergency calls in a timely and safe manner; Maintain emergency equipment and personal protective equipment at a state of readiness; Participate in all required training and maintain state required certifications.

Boulder, Colorado

Acted as interagency liaison between Boulder County and various local, state and national agencies and entities with interests in wildfire mitigation; Coordinated with the Colorado State Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service, and local Fire Protection Districts in the implementation of forest management and fuel modification projects, prescribed burns, and community wildfire planning; Provided information to the public though presentations at workshops, conferences, symposiums, and meetings, community education programs, and through individual home evaluations; Drafted technical guides and standards on defensible space, ignition resistant construction, access for emergency vehicles, and emergency water supplies for firefighting; Worked with Boulder County staff and local fire protection districts on wildland urban interface related code enforcement; Advised landowners through the site plan review processes with regards to wildfire mitigation requirements.

Boulder, Colorado

Conducted field work in forest, range and wildlife management; Performed mechanical thinning of forests for forest health and fire, insect, and disease mitigation; Participated in prescribed burns on forested and agricultural properties for forest and rangeland health, fuel reduction and weed mitigation; Responded to wildland fires on and adjacent to county property; Inventoried, sampled and mapped forested areas using GPS/GIS; Assisted with vegetation reclamation projects, including planting and irrigation of trees, shrubs, grasses and wetland plants; Removed noxious weeds and pest plants by manual, mechanical and chemical means; Assisted with wildlife habitat enhancement and mitigation of wildlife effects on vegetation; Assisted with mapping range vegetation, prairie dog populations, and various land features such as trails and fences using GPS/GIS. Created various data collection forms and entered data into computers; Assisted in writing forest prescriptions and management plans for various properties; Trained and oversaw work done by seasonal employees and various volunteer work groups, youth groups and Americorps teams assisting with projects; Designed and constructed barns and sheds, built cabinetry, and built and maintained equipment on county fire engine; Posted area closure signs and installed fencing for prairie dog enclosures; Operated and maintained a variety of hand and power equipment; Regularly used large equipment such as chippers and tractors for completion of forest and range management projects.

Lakewood, Colorado

Created and maintained computerized databases of scientific literature on the biological effects of air pollution; Collected, cataloged and filed research papers and reports in a standardized filing system; Transferred data via Internet to contractors at Pennsylvania State University; Used IBM-PCs equipped with MS-Dos/Windows and software such as WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, dBase III, Pro-Cite, and cc:Mail for these tasks. Also used an HP scanner, fax/modem, and copy machine; This work supported the operation of a national air quality information management and decision support system.