Rachel Winter
Chester
Summary
Tenured firefighter/ALS provider currently focused on supporting emergency response and patient care needs in Chesterfield County. Well-coordinated, decisive, and eager to make an impact on internal and external customers, improve service quality, and contain costs in order to optimize service delivery reach. Knowledgeable about working with committees and teams to effectively manage traumatic incidents, crisis situations, and disaster response.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Firefighter/ALS Provider
Chesterfield Fire & EMS
Chesterfield
11.2019 - Current
- Firefighter II
- ALS provider
- Type IV CFEMS Incident Management Team Member
- Type III Central Virginia All Hazards IMT Member
- Instructor for Recruit School: EMT-B and Firefighter courses.
- Active in FLS division: 1st-grade programs, station tours, and turnout gear demonstrations.
- Member of CFEMS Honor Guard.
- Command staff member for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend.
Firefighter/ALS Provider
Roanoke Fire-EMS
Roanoke
09.2007 - 10.2019
- Active on the following committees: recruitment, health and fitness, and community risk reduction.
- Recipient of "Firefighter of the Year" award in 2014.
- Instructor at Roanoke Regional Fire Academy.
- Growth Through Opportunity (GTO) job coach.
- Participates in community risk reduction activities such as Fire Prevention Month and car seat installation events.
- Assistant Honor Guard Coordinator
Education
Bachelor of Science - Fire Science
Anna Maria College
Paxton, MA2019
Associate of Applied Science - Fire EMS Technology
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, VA2003
High School Diploma - Carpentry
Vinal Technical High School
Middletown, CT2001
Skills
- Emergency Response Coordination
- Team Meetings
- Hazard Mitigation
- Emergency Preparedness
- Disaster Response
- Situational Awareness
- Identifying Hazards
- Effective Planning
- Customer Communication
Certification
- EMI Professional Development Series
- ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
- ICS - 305 Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team
- IS-00201 Forms Used for the Development of the IAP
- IS-00029 Public Information Officer Awareness
- IS-00703 Resource Management
- IS-02200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- TEEX MGT314 Enhanced All-Hazards Incident Management/Unified Command
- Virginia Fire Officer Academy (VFOA) Graduate - 2014
- VFOA Staff Member as Assistant PIO in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- VFOA PIO Section Chief - 2019
- VFOA Operations Deputy Section Chief - 2021
- VFOA Curriculum Section Chief - 2022, 2023
- National Fire Academy - Command and Control of Incident Operations
- National Fire Academy - Safety Program Operations
- Fire Instructor I
- Fire Officer I
- Public Educator Level 1
- VA EMT-Intermediate
Timeline
Firefighter/ALS Provider
Chesterfield Fire & EMS
11.2019 - Current
Firefighter/ALS Provider
Roanoke Fire-EMS
09.2007 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Fire Science
Anna Maria College
Associate of Applied Science - Fire EMS Technology
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
High School Diploma - Carpentry
Vinal Technical High School
- EMI Professional Development Series
- ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
- ICS - 305 Type 3 All-Hazards Incident Management Team
- IS-00201 Forms Used for the Development of the IAP
- IS-00029 Public Information Officer Awareness
- IS-00703 Resource Management
- IS-02200 Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- TEEX MGT314 Enhanced All-Hazards Incident Management/Unified Command
- Virginia Fire Officer Academy (VFOA) Graduate - 2014
- VFOA Staff Member as Assistant PIO in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- VFOA PIO Section Chief - 2019
- VFOA Operations Deputy Section Chief - 2021
- VFOA Curriculum Section Chief - 2022, 2023
- National Fire Academy - Command and Control of Incident Operations
- National Fire Academy - Safety Program Operations
- Fire Instructor I
- Fire Officer I
- Public Educator Level 1
- VA EMT-Intermediate
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