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  Joshua Williams Professional Profile
                                                                                                                  PROFILE

I am a dedicated and hard-working fire service professional with extensive experience in training, mentoring, and educating personnel. As a Lieutenant / Company Officer in the fire service for seven years, I have led and prepared teams to provide emergency services to the community.

                                                                                           EDUCATION 

M.ED. in Education and Human Resource                                                          2016           Colorado State University
       Studies-Adult Education and Training Specialization 
B.S. in Fire and Emergency Services Administration                                          2014           Colorado State University
A.S. Fire Science Technology- Graduated with honors                                       2011           Red Rocks Community College
 
                                                                             CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

 

Fire Officer 1 & 2                                                                                                                    Colorado State Certification
Fire Investigation Technician                                                                                                  Colorado Arson Investigators
Fire Instructor I                                                                                                                       Colorado State Certification
Firefighter I & II                                                                                                                       Colorado State Certification 
Haz-Mat Operations                                                                                                               Colorado State Certification
Colorado Emergency Medical Technician # 049332                                                              Colorado State Certification
EMT- Basic IV                                                                                                                         Colorado State Certification
Driver Operator Grade I, II, III                                                                                                 Colorado State Certification

                                                                             EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Lieutenant / Company Officer 
  • Supervise, train, and coordinate work of assigned staff, including skills assessment & enhancement, scheduling, delegating work assignments, writing performance evaluations, imposing corrective actions, and recommending disciplinary actions in accordance with Fire District guidelines

Firefighter / Driver Operator                                      
  • Professional knowledge and experience on performing primary and secondary physical assessment of injured and sick patients.
  • Ability to respond quickly under pressure and assist with structural, vehicle and commercial fires.
  • Operates a variety of apparatus including aerial trucks, fire engines, ambulances, and heavy rescues.
     Awarded Award of Excellence – FFFPD 
         Awarded for performance of service above and beyond the call of duty to our community.

​Senior Airman, Security Forces – USAF 
  • Secured crime scenes; provided containment for incidents; preserved evidence for investigations; and protected vital military assets from sabotage, espionage, subversion and attack.
  • Responded to criminal, hostile, illegal and life threatening incidents; and neutralized threats to the military installation.
    Awarded Senior Airman Below the Zone - USAF
         Promoted six months ahead of peers due to exceptional performance.
    Awarded Army Commendation Medal - USAF
         Selected out of 170 personnel to operate in a Joint Task Force Mission and conducted 125 security 
         patrols, and 2,243 hours of outside-the-wire missions in Iraq.


                                                                    EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE 


Fredrick-Firestone Fire Protection District                                                                  Frederick/Firestone, CO

      Lieutenant / Firefighter                                                                                            07/2012 - Present

Maxx Auto Recovery                                                                                                     Denver, CO           

      Driver                                                                                                                                 07/09 - 01/2024

Dunbar Armored                                                                                                             Denver, CO           

      Driver Guard                                                                                                                  12/08 – 07/09

Untied States Air Force                                                                                                 USA/World Wide            

      Security Forces                                                                                                             01/05 – 12/08

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