Director Of Emergency Services

• Feb 2022 - Present

Senior Fire Response Specialist

• Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

Battalion Chief

• Nov 2008 - Sep 2020

Manage a geographical district to ensure emergency response and operational readiness. Develop strategies, tactics, and plans for pre-emergency and emergency situations, and risk mitigation of related incidents to ensure safe and effective responses. Train develop and mentor subordinate officers in order to promote professional development. Construct and maintain complex emergency plans to coordinate response activities in compliance with interagency emergency planning directives, requirements, and standards. Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and summaries of critical operations. Accomplishments:o Current Chair, SFFD Transit Committee (10 years): Lead Fire Department and multi-agency exercises and drills related to BART, Muni, and Caltrain, lead the annual BART Transbay Tube preparedness drill and oversee the safety of firefighters in transit-related incidents.o Current Chair, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Fire Liaison Committee (5 years) Show less

Captain

• May 2002 - Nov 2008

Command a firefighting company (encompassing all crew shifts) and responsible for emergency and non-emergency tasks. Emergency tasks include directing and ensuring the efficiency of multi-unit operations including search and rescue, fire extinguishing, salvage, overhaul, and emergency medical care. Non-emergency tasks include developing and administering unit policy, ensuring compliance with departmental policy, completing and maintaining unit records and reports, training, and community relations. Show less

Lieutenant

• Jan 1997 - May 2002

Command a firefighting company (consisting of Firefighters and Firefighter/Paramedics), responsible for emergency and non-emergency tasks. Emergency tasks include receipt of an alarm, arrival at the scene, size-up, addressing the incident, search, and rescue, first aid, salvage, and overhaul. Non-emergency tasks include fire prevention inspections; pre-fire planning; directing the maintenance of facilities and equipment; monitoring, evaluating, and counseling firefighters; training; and community relations. Accomplishments:o High Rise Committee, 1995-1998: Contributed to the development of the high-rise manual to establish standard operating procedures and provide a text for officers to enforce standard drill guidelines authorized as a basis of operation for all companies, align company drills to standards as adopted by the Division of Training, and maintain a high degree of proficiency, both personally and among subordinates, to mitigate time delays when rescuing trapped occupants and extinguish fires.o Accident Review Committee, 1995-2000: Developed and implemented the accident review database, conducted root cause analysis to determine the cause and identify and implement corrective actions, completed investigation reports.o Urban Search & Rescue Committee (US&R), 1996-2000: Maintained personnel and equipment records necessary to rapidly deploy search and rescue components to provide specialized lifesaving assistance. Show less

Firefighter

• Nov 1991 - Jan 1997

Respond to a variety of emergency situations involving public safety and medical care, and inspect businesses, schools, and homes to ensure fire safety.