Emergency Fire Severity Employee
Posted on: 2010-10-22
Jennifer Bedford
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208-922-2935
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Master of Science, Applied Anthropology, Emergency Management/Disasters, 2006
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University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
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Bachelor of Arts, Cultural Anthropology, Native American Studies minor, 2003
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Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
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Summary
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♦Skilled researcher: survey design, administration, interviewing, data management, ethnographic analysis.
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♦Experienced in working with federal, state, and local governments.
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♦Trained Anthropologist Practitioner.
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♦Well versed in Emergency Management and Disaster research, natural resources, geology, and
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cross-cultural relations..
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Professional Work Experience
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US Forest Service, Boise National Forest Warehouse, Boise, ID. 2010
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Driver (Temporary, fire severity employee)
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♦Transport fire personnel and supplies, to and from, airport, lodging, incident command posts, and active fires.
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♦Operate a variety of vehicles on and off road, during fire operations.
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♦Assist in loading and unloading wildland fire supplies.
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US Forest Service, Payette National Forest Warehouse, McCall, ID. 2009
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Materials Handler (Temporary, fire severity employee)
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♦Assign, catalogue, and check in, wildland firefighting gear.
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♦Preassemble food bags and distribute to crews and individual resources.
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♦Load and unload wildland fire supplies.
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US Forest Service, Payette Dispatch, McCall, ID. 2007/2008
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Night Wildland Fire Dispatcher
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♦Primary evening contact for field personnel, law enforcement, and citizens.
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♦Receive initial fire reports.
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♦Mobilize, demobilize and track field-going wildland fire personnel, equipment, and aircraft.
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♦Use and interpret topographic maps. Plot locations using coordinate systems (e.g., township/range/section, latitude/longitude, bearing/distance, etc.)
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♦Efficient in ROSS (Resource Ordering and Status System) and WILDCAD.
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Terrell Paint and Wallcovering, Denton, TX. 2006
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Office Manager, Bookkeeper
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♦Manage office, answer phones, timekeeping, reconcile books, invoicing, billing, and bank deposits.
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University of North Texas, Mansfield, TX. 2005-2006
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Principal Investigator
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♦Community assessment for the City of Mansfield.
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♦Qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis regarding disaster preparedness and interest in a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.
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University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 2005-2006
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Co-Investigator
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♦Organizational Culture Study, North Texas Community College (NTCC).
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♦North Texas community Firewise wildland-urban interface assessment: Simulation datamanager.
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♦Denton County Community Knowledge of Palliative Care Study: Focus group moderator.
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University of North Texas, Denton, TX. 2004-2005
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Ethnic Studies Research Assistant
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♦Research, event scheduling, web site development, production of brochures, and general clerical duties.
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Bureau of Land Management, District Office, Salem, OR. 2004
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Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher
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♦Mobilize, demobilize and track field-going wildland fire personnel, and equipment. Served as Duty Officer.
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Bureau of Land Management, National Interagency Coordination Center, Boise, ID. 2002/2003
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Expanded Dispatch Support Dispatcher/Expanded Dispatch Recorder
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♦Mobilize, demobilize field-going wildland fire personnel, aircraft, and equipment. General clerical duties.
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Boise State University, Boise, ID. 2002-2003
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Vice President/ Events Coordinator, Anthropology club
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♦Coordinate/Organize fundraising and social events.
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♦Speak with students and classes about anthropology program.
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Idaho State Department of Parks and Recreation, Boise, ID. 2001/2002
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Park Aide/Bookkeeper
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♦Collect fees, great visitors, relay area information/rules, reconcile books, bank deposits, train new personnel, and general park duties.
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Boise State University, Boise, ID. 2001-2002
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Co-Investigator
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♦Applied Anthropology Collaborative, Emmett, ID, Orchard Project. Research, conduct interviews, analyze, and present findings on the decline of area orchards.
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Research Assistant
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♦Assistant in the filming of the 2001 Women Smokejumper’s Twenty-Year Reunion; interview subjects, transcribe, and compile information for Boise State’s Wildland Fire archive.
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Professional Training and Development
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♦Interagency Aviation Training: Aviation Safety, Overview of Aircraft Capabilities and Limitations, Aviation Life Support Equipment, Aviation Mishap Reporting, Preflight Checklist Briefing and Debriefing, Aviation Radio Use, Flight Payment Documentation. 2008
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♦National Wildfire Coordinating Group courses: Expanded Support Dispatcher, Aircraft Dispatcher, Initial Attack Dispatcher, Incident Business Management. 2007/2008
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♦Federal Emergency Management Agency courses: IS-00100, IS-00120, IS-00139, IS-00200, IS-00253, IS-00700, IS-00800.A. 2007/2008
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♦Basic Wildland Firefighter Training: Introduction to Incident Command, Basic Wildland Fire Suppression Orientation, Firefighter Training, Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, Human Factors on the Fireline. 2007
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♦Emergency Management courses: Emergency Response Challenges,Wildland Fire Ecology-Management, Introduction to Emergency Management, International Disasters. 2005/2006
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Publications / Scholarly Work Presented
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♦Bedford, J and J. Kendra: Security as subversion: Undermining access, agency, and voice through the discourse of security. Journal of Emergency Management. 2009; 7(1): 53-63.
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♦Bedford, J. Twenty-Years of Women in Smokejumping. Poster presented at the SSPA (Social Sciences and Public Affairs) Undergraduate Research Conference. February 2002, Boise, ID.
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Awards and Grants
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♦Merit Awards, Payette Dispatch, US Forest Service. 2007/2008
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♦Travel Grant, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of North Texas. 2005
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♦Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research, Boise State University. 2002
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Volunteer Accomplishments
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♦Assistant to Event Coordinator, Idaho-Down, McCall, ID. 2010
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♦Hospitality Tent Supervisor, Idaho Earthfest, Boise, ID, 2009
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♦Casualty, Disaster Simulation, WMD\\\\\\\'s. Denton, TX. 2005
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♦NAPA (National Association for the Practice of Anthropology) information booth. SFAA (Society for Applied Anthropology) conference, Santa Fe, NM. 2005
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♦Tree Flagging. Corps of Engineers LLELA Research Compound, Native Bottomland Hardwood Tree Research Project; Denton, TX. 2004
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♦PIT (Passport in Time) Curation Project, Hop Sing’s Mine; Idaho City, Idaho. Identify, label, and catalog artifacts from historic mining area. Boise, ID. 2002
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♦Anthropology Club Booth, Earth Day Fair. Boise, ID. 2002/2003
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♦Boise River Cleanup, Earth Day Fair. Boise, ID. 2002
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References Upon Request
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