Robert Bechtel
Kirkwood
Summary
Results-oriented professional with 12 years of experience and a proven knowledge of firefighting, search and rescue and EMS. Aiming to leverage my abilities to successfully fill the firefighter/paramedic role at your department.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Firefighter/Paramedic
Pacific Fire District
04.2024 - Current
Firefighter/Paramedic
Clayton Fire Department
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Administered drugs, orally and by injection and performed intravenous procedures.
- Administered first aid treatment and life support care to sick and injured persons in prehospital settings.
- Attended training classes maintained certification licensure, kept abreast of new developments in field and maintained existing knowledge.
Patrolman/Firefighter/EMT
US Steel
06.2018 - 06.2021
- Responded to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
- Responded to emergent situations and deciphered strategy to securely restore order.
- Investigated illegal and suspicious activities.
- Rendered aid to accident victims and other persons requiring first aid for physical injuries.
- Drove vehicles and patrol specific areas to detect law violators, issue citations and make arrests.
- Generated reports detailing shift activity and incidents.
- Monitored and reported suspicious activity and safety hazards to local dispatch.
- Coordinated work with other emergency medical team members or police or fire department personnel.
- Assessed nature and extent of illness and injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
EMT-Basic
Abbott
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Administered first aid treatment and life support care to sick and injured persons in prehospital settings.
- Assessed nature and extent of illness and injury to establish and prioritize medical procedures.
- Immobilized patient for placement on stretcher and ambulance transport, used backboard and other spinal immobilization device.
- Maintained vehicles and medical and communication equipment and replenished first aid equipment and supplies.
Firefighter/EMT
Charleston Fire Department
06.2014 - 07.2017
- Inspected buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances, testing and checking smoke alarms and fire suppression equipment as necessary.
- Protected property from water and smoke, used waterproof salvage covered, smoke ejectors and deodorants.
- Rescued victims from burning buildings, accident sites and water hazards.
- Responded to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
- Created openings in buildings for ventilation and entrance, used axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws and core cutters.
- Positioned and climbed ladders to gain access to upper levels of buildings, or to rescue individuals from burning structures.
- Moved toward source of fire, used knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials and physical layout of properties.
- Informed and educated public on fire prevention.
Court Marshal
13th Judicial Circuit Court
05.2013 - 04.2014
- Entered secured areas to determine business, directing and rerouted individuals as necessary.
- Generated reports detailing shift activity and incidents.
- Escorted inmates to court appearances and monitored behavior to maintain order.
- Investigated illegal and suspicious activities.
- Provided security and monitored access to guarded courthouses and grand jury rooms.
- Located and confiscated property as directed by court order.
- Processed paperwork and maintained records of prisoner bookings and status during pre-trial process.
Firefighter
DynCorp International
08.2010 - 08.2011
- Inspected buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances, testing and checking smoke alarms and fire suppression equipment as necessary.
- Created openings in buildings for ventilation and entrance, used axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws and core cutters.
- Participated in fire drills and demonstrations of fire fighting techniques.
Firefighter
St. John's Fire Department
04.2009 - 07.2010
- Rescued victims from burning buildings, accident sites and water hazards.
- Maintained knowledge of current firefighting practices by participating in drills and by attending seminars, conventions and conferences.
- Informed and educated public on fire prevention.
- Responded to fire alarms and other calls for assistance, such as automobile and industrial accidents.
- Extinguished flames and embers to suppress fires, used shovels and engine- and hand-driven water and chemical pumps.
- Moved toward source of fire, used knowledge of types of fires, construction design, building materials and physical layout of properties.
- Attached hose nozzles, depending on fire type and direct streams of water and chemicals onto fires.
- Created openings in buildings for ventilation and entrance, used axes, chisels, crowbars, electric saws and core cutters.
- Protected property from water and smoke, used waterproof salvage covered, smoke ejectors and deodorants.
Education
Certification In EMS -
IHM
St. Louis, MO01.2019
Certification In Firefighting - undefined
City Of Charleston Fire Academy
Charleston, SC01.2014
Certification In Law Enforcement - undefined
University Of Missouri
Columbia, MO01.2012
Certification In Firefighting - undefined
Charleston County Fire Academy
North Charleston, SC01.2009
Associate In Arts (A.A.) - Education
Moberly Area Community College
Moberly, MO05.2007
Certification In EMS - undefined
University Of Missouri
Columbia, MO01.2006
Skills
- Structural firefighting
- First aid certified
- Fire safety
- Stress tolerance and resilience
Timeline
Firefighter/Paramedic
Pacific Fire District
04.2024 - Current
Firefighter/Paramedic
Clayton Fire Department
06.2021 - 11.2021
Patrolman/Firefighter/EMT
US Steel
06.2018 - 06.2021
EMT-Basic
Abbott
10.2017 - 06.2018
Firefighter/EMT
Charleston Fire Department
06.2014 - 07.2017
Court Marshal
13th Judicial Circuit Court
05.2013 - 04.2014
Firefighter
DynCorp International
08.2010 - 08.2011
Firefighter
St. John's Fire Department
04.2009 - 07.2010
Certification In Firefighting - undefined
City Of Charleston Fire Academy
Certification In Law Enforcement - undefined
University Of Missouri
Certification In Firefighting - undefined
Charleston County Fire Academy
Associate In Arts (A.A.) - Education
Moberly Area Community College
Certification In EMS - undefined
University Of Missouri
Certification In EMS -
IHM
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