Firefighter Technician - Orchard Technician
Foresthill, Ca
Responsibilities I worked on a crew as a team member completing various tasks. Firefighting, clear cutting, brush removal, tree grafting, scion collection, controlled pollination, repelling, tree climbing, erosion control, reforestation, record keeping, vehicle maintenance, irrigation maintenance and installation, fence repair, road grading, lift operation, tractor operation, forklift operation, trench digging, chipping, orchard maintenance. Accomplishments I received… Show more Responsibilities I worked on a crew as a team member completing various tasks. Firefighting, clear cutting, brush removal, tree grafting, scion collection, controlled pollination, repelling, tree climbing, erosion control, reforestation, record keeping, vehicle maintenance, irrigation maintenance and installation, fence repair, road grading, lift operation, tractor operation, forklift operation, trench digging, chipping, orchard maintenance. Accomplishments I received certificate of merit and cash awards for my performance during the fire siege of 1987 volunteering to repell into high danger and remote areas to suppress spot fires. I assisted in the suppression of fires in the Yellowstone Nat'l Forest during the 1988 historical fires, as well as working on Strike teams on many various other fires. I provided 90% success rate of controlled cross pollination for disease resistant sugar pine the years I worked in the orchard. Skills Used Physical labor ~ mental determination ~ safety ~ common sense and intuition ~ Critical thinking ~ Fire Suppression - Engine Operation - Tree Felling - Tree Planting - Repelling - Tree Climbing - Pollen, Scion, and Cone Collection - Cross Pollinating - Grafting - Tractor Operation - Fence Building and Repair, Brush Removal - Supervising Show less