Robert Horn

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jul 1999 - Sept 2004

  Served as an active duty Air Force firefighter, providing structural and crash fire rescue protection to Peterson Air Force Base and the Colorado Springs Airport. Participated in mutual aid medical response, assisting Colorado Springs medics on several air terminal medical emergencies, administering first aid and providing other assistance as required. Took on fire dispatch duties dispatching appropriate crews to various airfield, structural, and EMS emergencies, relaying appropriate information to responding crews. Show less Served as an active duty Air Force firefighter providing structural and crash fire rescue protection to Langley Air Force Base. Located fires in structures, isolated involved area to prevent fire from spreading, and facilitated extinguishment. Placed equipment, deployed hand lines, operated apparatus, turrets, master stream nozzles, and deployed ladders in support of firefighting operations. Performed entry, shutdown, and egress procedures on both military fighter, and cargo aircraft. Completed familiarization of entry, shut down and egress procedures of all aircraft assigned to the airfield as well as transient aircraft through self study and detailed walk through sessions. Worked with aircraft pilots and maintenance personnel, focusing on safety on all aspects of training. Trained with Airfield maintenance personnel and mastered rewind techniques for US fighter aircraft needing to make emergency landings. Show less

  • Firefighter/Driver Operator/Emergency Dispatcher

    Mar 2003 - Sept 2004

  • Driver Operator/Crew Chief

    Nov 2001 - Mar 2003

  • Firefighter/Driver Operator

    Jul 1999 - Nov 2001
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  KBR, Inc.

  Nov 2004 - Nov 2006

  Served as a crew chief responsible for oversight and direction of the day-to-day operations of a fire station for an assigned shift at an US Army installation. Preformed daily crew chief proficiency training ensuring crew proficiency and safety on aircraft entry, shut down, and egress procedures. Ensured crew was proficient in controlling and extinguishing fires, rescuing of people endangered by fire, and reduction or elimination of potential fire hazards involving airfield, structural firefighting in accordance with departmental standard operating procedures. Show less Responded to emergency incidents involving all forms of civilian, commercial, and military aircraft. Responded to structure fires, alarms, and other emergencies saving the US Army and multiple Coalition forces from Germany, Australia and Korean camps millions of dollars in property loss. Responded to airfield rescue and firefighting emergencies as part of a team assigned to an ARFF, structural engine or rescue vehicle, performing the duties the of an operator, rescue-man and/or firefighter. Preformed rewind operations for fighter aircraft requiring emergency landing operating barrier rewind engines, and utilizing emergency hand signals ensuring safety on all aspects of operations.Participated in company inspections on base facilities and assisted contracted organizations with inspection and maintenance tasks. Show less

  • Fire Crew Chief

    Dec 2005 - Nov 2006

  • Firefighter/ Driver Operator

    Nov 2004 - Dec 2005
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  CSA ltd

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2011

  Firefighter/Driver Operator

  -Executed driver/operator and firefighter duties, driving pumpers, rescue, and aerial ladder trucks using predetermined or alternate routes to an incident scene; positioning vehicles for maximum utilization of its equipment, and operated pumpers, nozzles, elevated streams, turrets and other similar equipment in performing duties throughout several US and Kuwait military establishments across ASG Kuwait. -Responded to several vehicle accidents off base under unified command with Kuwaiti Fire and Medical staff, extracting patients and assisting with medical care.-Made water supply connections to hydrants, sprinkler systems, stand-pipes, and utilizing pumper, ARFF, and aerial tender. Loaded, unloaded, and advanced fire hose lines. Manning fire attack lines and applying water streams for fire control and extinguishment. -Applied water or other chemical agents to contain hazardous material releases. Placing ground ladders and climbing them with equipment for fire control, ventilation, rescue or other ladder work. -Made forcible entry into locked and concealed areas, i.e. prying doors open, removing windows, etc. -Ventilated structures by opening doors, windows, cutting openings using specialized tools, and using forced ventilation equipment. -Entered hazardous environments for rescue purpose and fire extinguishment. Conducted salvage and overhaul work to protect undamaged property and preserve the scene for investigation. -Used firefighting and hazardous material protective equipment, which includes self-contained breathing apparatus.-Used communications equipment, i.e. portable radios. Preformed dispatch duties as directed by supervisor. Show less

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  KRS - Kwajalein Range Services, LLC

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2014

  Firefighter/Driver Operator/Dispatcher

  KRS Fire Dept, Kwajalein ATOLL, (Firefighter, Driver Operator, Dispatcher) [Sept 2013 - Sept 2014]- Performs firefighter, driver operator, and dispatcher duties, on a US Army installation, maintaining fire apparatus and tools and equipment to departmental standards.- Executes oil and gas release control measures as a team member, at fuel storage areas on base, utilizing safe hydrocarbon suppression techniques, adhering to departmental standard operating procedures.-Attends regular training of common response scenarios involving fuel storage tank facilities, utilizing department pre- incident response planning techniques, identifying hazards, a fire’s potential to develop into a major incident, and the required and available recourses to maximize fire suppression techniques. -Responds as a team member for medical support on various EMS emergencies as an emergency medical responder, to include transferring ambulatory patients from the marine department to the airport for emergency medical evacuations. -Responds to hazardous materials incidents as a hazardous materials technician, surveying the scene, identifying hazards, collecting and interpreting data, and taking offensive or defensive measures to stop or control the release of any dangerous chemicals.-Maintains fire dept. gear room, issuing gear to new firefighters, checking gear accountability, updating inventory, taking actions to fix discrepancies, and collecting and inventorying gear as firefighters depart contract.-Participates in ongoing structural firefighting, ARFF firefighting, and water rescue training to maintain efficiency to control and extinguish fires and reduce or eliminate fire hazards and perform water rescue duties. Show less

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  DoD Fire and Emergency Services

  Apr 2015 - now

  Firefighter/EMT

  Firefighter, EMS, Haz Mat, Emergency Dispatch,