Alyssa K. Gaddy
Firefighter and Hazardous Materials Technician
Reno, NV · (775) 555 0112 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/alyssakgaddy
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years of career structural firefighting and hazardous materials response
SETTINGS
Municipal engine company, rail and warehouse corridor, mutual aid response
SPECIALTIES
Product identification, air monitoring, decontamination, fire attack
SYSTEMS
Emergency Reporting records software, Target Solutions training records, Tyler dispatch
CREDENTIALS
Firefighter one and two, hazardous materials technician, emergency medical technician
EDUCATION
Fire science associate degree, Truckee Meadows Community College
Executive Summary
Career firefighter with nine years on an engine company covering a warehouse and rail corridor. Certified at the hazardous materials technician level and used as the department reference on product identification, air monitoring and decontamination setup at industrial incidents. Holds a clean safety record across nine years.
Signature Achievements
- Served as entry team member on thirty one hazardous materials responses with no exposure incident.
- Cut decontamination corridor setup time from eighteen minutes to eleven after redesigning the equipment layout.
- Delivered forty hours of hazardous materials refresher training a year to three shifts.
- Held a personal turnout time under seventy five seconds on more than ninety percent of alarms.
- Wrote the rail incident guide the department now carries on every engine and ladder.
- Earned a unit citation for a confined space rescue at a grain handling facility.
Professional Experience
Firefighter and Hazardous Materials Technician
Comstock Valley Fire Department, Reno, NV 2019 to present
Engine company on a busy industrial district running about two thousand calls a year
- Work fire attack, search and ventilation assignments on structure fires under incident command.
- Respond with the regional hazardous materials team on spills, leaks and clandestine laboratory calls.
- Perform air monitoring and product research, then brief the incident commander on control options.
- Complete company inspections of warehouses and preplan drawings for target hazards.
- Maintain apparatus, self contained breathing apparatus and meters to the standards the department follows.
Firefighter
Sparks Ridge Fire District, Sparks, NV 2016 to 2019
Combination district covering suburban housing and a light manufacturing park
- Rode as nozzle firefighter and backup on an engine averaging nine calls a shift.
- Completed the hazardous materials operations course and joined the district decontamination group.
- Taught fire extinguisher classes to employees at four manufacturing sites.
Licensure and Certification
Firefighter one and two, Nevada state certification
Hazardous Materials Technician certification
Nevada Emergency Medical Technician certification
National Fire Protection Association standards training on protective equipment
Education
Associate degree in fire science, Truckee Meadows Community College
Fire academy, Nevada regional training center
Core Skills
Fire attack and hose operations · Air monitoring instruments · Decontamination setup · Search and rescue · Preplanning target hazards · Incident command support · Breathing apparatus maintenance · Company level inspections · Classroom instruction