Jonathan Burnett
Lawrenceburg
Summary
Experienced First Responder with over 30 plus years in emergency services. Specializes in emergency medical care, fire safety, and team training. Demonstrates strong leadership by managing high-pressure situations and enhancing community safety through strategic planning and effective communication. Delivers compassionate patient care while promoting teamwork and operational efficiency. Reliable, Dedicated, professional, and a well experienced individual that wants to bring his experience and knowledge to assist in the advancement of the company and improvements to providing a dedicated, professional, respectful, and quality service to those that it serves. A individual that takes great pride and honor in serving those that are in need and strives to make a difference no matter what size.
Overview
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1
Certification
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Reserve Deputy
Lawrence County Sheriffs Department
Lawrenceburg
01.2025 - Current
- Responded to calls for service, conducted investigations, and wrote reports.
- Patrolled designated areas to ensure community safety and security.
- Responded to calls for service and provided support to officers.
- Collaborated with other agencies such as fire departments or EMS when responding to emergency situations.
- Maintained a high level of professionalism while interacting with citizens and other law enforcement personnel.
- Accompanied full-time deputies on ride alongs to observe law enforcement duties. with full-time deputies to gain experience in law enforcement operations.
- Completed required firearms qualifications courses according to department standards.
- Conducted traffic stops, patrolled assigned areas, and identified suspicious activities.
- Interviewed subjects, targets and witnesses for information verification and corroboration.
Portable and Fixed Fire Extingusher Specialist
Fire Extingusher and Safety Shop
Lawrenceburg
03.2017 - Current
- Prepared detailed inspection reports highlighting investigative findings and corrective action recommendations to enhance fire safety compliance.
- Inspected commercial and industrial buildings to identify hazardous conditions and fire code violations.
- Visited sites for follow-up reviews to assess compliance with portable fire extinguishers
- Determined appropriate steps needed to bring buildings into fire code compliance.
- Carefully inspected flammable liquid and gas facilities for compliance with state regulations.
- Instructed customers on fire codes and regulations, strengthening overall compliance and safety awareness.
- Outlined remediation plans to ensure compliance with fire codes, laws, regulations, and standards, facilitating safer environments.
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Lawrence County Ambulance Service
Lawrenceburg
10.2005 - Current
- Demonstrated dedication to providing quality care through continued training and education.
- Developed strong rapport with other medical professionals to foster quality and efficient patient care.
- Operated emergency vehicles with caution to keep patients, public and first responders safe.
- Conducted equipment inspections and vehicle checks in adherence with required maintenance schedules.
- Monitored patients from scene to hospital transfer while conducting in-transit care.
- Evaluated patients at accident scenes to screen, assess and treat significant injuries.
- Documented patient condition and treatment to ensure continuity of care.
- Assessed patient condition to administer first-aid treatment or advanced level life support.
- Remained level-headed and proactive during emergency situations.
- Assessed emergency situations and prioritized medical care for patients.
- Performed standard testing and administered medication to manage care in field and in transit.
- Transported patients from accident scenes to hospitals in emergency vehicles.
- Operated ambulances to safely transport patients to hospitals, ensuring timely medical intervention.
- Observed and assessed incident scenes to maintain safety of first responders.
- Trained new hires by offering insight into job duties and assessing shift performance.
- Reported results of investigations with written observations and photographs, and produced final reports.
- Secured evidence from crime scenes, bodies and secondary locations, carefully following sound evidentiary practices and chain of custody requirements.
- Served as a FTO to new hires and student riders that were currently going through school.
- Supported shift supervisor during their absence by managing daily operations.
Fire Chief
Gandy Fire & Rescue
Lawrenceburg
01.1993 - Current
- Coordinated staffing efforts, including recruitment, interviewing, and selection of team members, to ensure all shifts met operational needs.
- Prepared detailed records and reports documenting company responses to fires and emergencies to improve future response strategies.
- Established collaborative teams of first responders equipped to tackle various fire and emergency situations.
- Oversaw station efforts to continuously deliver timely and quality responses in areas of fire, medical and public safety administration.
- Conducted search and rescue operations, quickly analyzed medical emergencies and administered first aid to injured persons.
- Provided clear and decisive leadership by rapidly assessing and responding to changing field conditions.
- Responded to fire and emergency alarms and evaluated emergency to direct company operations.
- Collaborated with Hazmat to clean up chemical and oil spills.
- Located hydrants and operated pumps at proper pressure to evaluate adequacy of water system and availability of water supply.
- Collaborated with other emergency personnel when responding to accident scenes or acute illness calls requiring emergency medical care.
- Responded immediately to alarms for fires, vehicle accidents and other emergency situations.
- Controlled and extinguished fires using manual and power equipment.
- Answered emergency situations and assessed conditions to contain fires, assist victims and prevent escalation.
- Employed systematic search and rescue procedures and location and excavation devices to safely locate and evacuate victims.
- Observed strict safety protocols to maintain personal and coworker safety.
- Located victims trapped by fires, extricated and rendered first aid.
AEMT
Giles County Ambulance Service
Pulaski
08.2018 - 02.2021
- Evaluated patients at accident scenes to screen, assess and treat significant injuries.
- Assessed emergency situations and prioritized medical care for patients.
- Rendered direct patient care by stabilizing patients and determining course of action based on triage.
- Assessed patient condition to administer first-aid treatment or advanced level life support.
- Monitored patients from scene to hospital transfer while conducting in-transit care.
- Operated emergency vehicles with caution to keep patients, public and first responders safe.
- Communicated with dispatchers and hospital personnel to arrange logistics for patient transport.
- Documented calls in detailed reports to accurately reflect incident type and course of treatment.
- Remained level-headed and proactive during emergency situations.
- Observed and assessed incident scenes to maintain safety of first responders.
AEMT /Supervisor
First Call Ambulance Service LLC
Nashville
07.2008 - 02.2014
- Assessed emergency situations and prioritized medical care for patients.
- Remained level-headed and proactive during emergency situations.
- Cultivated strong relationships with medical professionals to improve patient care coordination.
- Documented calls in reports detailing incident type and course of treatment.
- Evaluated patients' medical status and monitored vital signs during transit.
- Monitored patients from scene to hospital transfer while conducting in-transit care.
- Communicated with dispatchers and hospital personnel to arrange logistics for patient transport.
- Operated emergency vehicles with caution to keep patients, public and first responders safe.
- Observed and assessed incident scenes to maintain safety of first responders.
- Trained new hires by offering insight into job duties and assessing shift performance.
- Supervised, coordinated, or scheduled activities of field team workers.
- Trained workers on equipment operation and safety protocols. in equipment operation, safety procedures and company policies.
- Maintained positive vendor relationships and open lines of communication to enable resource availability.
- Developed successful resolutions for issues that arose during field operations.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Established and enforced procedures and work standards, promoting team performance and safety.
- Directed day-to-day operations by spearheading implementation of short-term and long-term strategies to achieve business plan and profitability goals.
Education
Certificate - Law Enforcement
V-Academy
Lawrenceburg, TN05-2025
Leadership - Organizational Leadership
Tennessee Fire Codes And Enforcement Academy
Bell Buckle, TN11-2017
Certification - Emergency Medical Technology
Columbia State Community College
Columbia, TN05-2005
High School Diploma -
Lawrence County High School
Lawrenceburg, TN05-1999
Skills
- Tactical Response
- Incident documentation
- Incident Prioritization
- Field Investigations
- Staff supervision
- Staff training
- Team Leadership
- Inter-agency collaboration
- Communication skills
- Active Listening
- Professional conduct
- Conflict De-Escalation
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Decision-making skills
- Situational awareness
- Endurance
- Reliability
- Honest and Dependable
- Safety management
- Complex Problem Solving
- Detail-Oriented
- Scene Assessments
Certification
- Licensed Armed Guard -2022
- Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
- Portable and Fixed Fire Extinguisher Specialist
- EVOC Instructor
- BLS Instructor
- Vehicle Extrication Instructor
- PEARS
- PHTLS
- Hazmat Operations
- Officer an Leadership Strategic Goals and Operations
- Leadership 1
- Leadership 2
- Leadership 3
- Incident Command System
- NIMS IS 100,200,700,800
- Basic Firefighting
- Live Burn Firefighting 3
- Arson Intro Investigation
- Health and Safety Officer
- Fire Pump Operations
- Fire Chief Operations
- Medical Death Investigation
Affiliations
- Gandy Volunteer Fire and Rescue
- Lawrence County Fire and Rescue Association
- Lawrence County Skywarn
- AirEVAC
- Lawrence County Medical Examiners Office
- Tennessee Fire Chiefs Organization
- Lawrence County Sheriffs Department
Timeline
Reserve Deputy
Lawrence County Sheriffs Department
01.2025 - Current
AEMT
Giles County Ambulance Service
08.2018 - 02.2021
Portable and Fixed Fire Extingusher Specialist
Fire Extingusher and Safety Shop
03.2017 - Current
AEMT /Supervisor
First Call Ambulance Service LLC
07.2008 - 02.2014
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
Lawrence County Ambulance Service
10.2005 - Current
Fire Chief
Gandy Fire & Rescue
01.1993 - Current
Certificate - Law Enforcement
V-Academy
Leadership - Organizational Leadership
Tennessee Fire Codes And Enforcement Academy
Certification - Emergency Medical Technology
Columbia State Community College
High School Diploma -
Lawrence County High School