Curriculum Vitae
Name: Jeremy Kosick
Current Title: Fire Chief / Fire Marshal
Current Assignment: Fire Chief / Fire Marshal- California City Fire Department
Duties / Responsibilities:
Fire Chief and Fire Marshal for the City of California City, Supervisor of Code Enforcement, Fire Prevention, and Plan Review. Chief Fire/Arson Investigator and Terrorism Liaison Officer. Safety Committee Chair person.
Additional Assignments:
Chief Fire/Arson Investigator
Agency Terrorism Liaison Officer
Duties / Responsibilities:
Investigate fires of accidental and incendiary origin; investigate post-blast, bombing, and explosion scenes.
Under Construction and not complete!
Employment Experience
Fire Chief / Fire Marshal- California City Fire Department, August 28, 2019, to March 26, 2024
Interim Fire Chief - California City Fire Department, December 18, 2017, to January 22, 2018
Fire Marshal - California City Fire Department, August 2017 to March 24, 2024
Fire Apparatus Engineer - California City Fire Department, January 2007 to August 2017.
Flight Paramedic - Sierra Life Flight, September 2008 to 2010
Fire Fighter / Paramedic - California City Fire Department, July 2002 to January 2007.
Flight Paramedic -California City Fire Department, March 2002 - June 2005-(Estimated)
Fire Fighter -California City Fire Department, September 2000- March 2002
Auxiliary Fire Fighter -California City Fire Department, March 2000- September 2000
Wild Land Fire Fighter - ( Engine ) USDA Forest Service, Green Valley Station 35- May 2000-November 2000
Wild Land Fire Fighter - ( Engine ) USDA Forest Service, Green Valley Station 35- May 1999-November 1999
Wild Land Fire Fighter - ( Engine ) USDA Forest Service, Green Valley Station 35- June 1998 - November 1998
EMT / Fire Rescue Captain Liberty Ambulance/ Life Line Events Services - February 1998 - July 1999
Emergency Fire Fighter - (Hand Crew) USDA Forest Service, Monarch Fire Crew - July 1997 - June 1998
Reserve Fire Fighter- Kern County Fire Department, Station 14- December 1997 to April 2002
Certified Fire Fighter Explorer- Los Angeles County Fire Department, Station 129 - January 1997 to December 1998
Explorer / EMT- Hall Ambulance Incorporated- July 1996 to February 1998
Fire Investigations- Updated 00/00/0000
|
Type |
Structure |
Vehicle |
Vegetation/Wildland |
Fatality |
|
Arson |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
|
Accidental |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
|
Undetermined |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
|
Total |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
Researching |
General Fire Suppression Experience-Updated 01/01/2014
|
Year |
Building Fire |
Grass Fire |
Vehicle Fire |
Rubbish Fire |
Aircraft Fire |
Fire Other |
Yearly Total |
|
1998 |
No Data |
13 |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
13 |
|
1999 |
No Data |
16 |
2 |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
18 |
|
2000 |
No Data |
9 |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
No Data |
9 |
|
2001 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
|
2002 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
|
2003 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
22 |
|
2004 |
9 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
|
2005 |
8 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
35 |
|
2006 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
|
2007 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
|
2008 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
18 |
|
2009 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
26 |
|
2010 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
|
2011 |
9* |
3* |
4* |
1* |
0* |
5* |
22* |
|
2012 |
3* |
0* |
1* |
0* |
0* |
1* |
5* |
|
2013 |
3* |
5* |
1* |
4* |
0* |
1* |
14* |
|
2014 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
|
|
2015 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|||
|
Total |
296 |
* Denotes missing and/or incomplete run reports resulting in no or low incident counts.
Court Cases
Superior Court of California- County of Kern
Court Case# MF008524A Filing Date: 11/20/08 PC 451(D) Arson PLED NOLO CONTENDERE
Court Case# MF008189A Filing Date 1/24/08 PC 451(B) & 192(B) Suspect Fled to Country with No Extradition
Court Case# MF011759A Filing Date 08/14/15 PC 452(C) Arson PLED NOLO - 859A PC
Court Case# MF011759B Filing Date 08/14/15 PC 451(C) Arson PLED NOLO - 859A PC
Court Case# MF011759C Filing Date 08/14/15 PC 451(C) Arson PLED NOLO - 859A PC
Court Case# MF013992A Filing Date 05/31/20 PC 452(D) PLED NOLO CONTENDERE
Formal Training /Education
Associates of Science Degree in Fire Technology, Antelope Valley College- 2000
Antelope Valley College- Fall 1996- Spring 2000- 56.5 Semester Units
Los Angeles Valley College- Summer 1997, Spring 1998 - 14 Semester Units
College of the Canyons- Spring 2000- 3 Semester Units
Cerro Coso College- Spring 2000- 4 Semester Units
Victor Valley College - Winter 2005- Spring 2006 - 8 Semester Units
UC Davis Extension- 2013- 3 Units
Lake Tahoe Community College- Spring 2015- 3.5 Semester Units
107 total Semester units.
Fire Suppression Training /Education
S-215- Fire Operations in the Wildland/Urban Interface, (tested) 32 hours 01/19/2015
S-231 Engine Boss (Single Resource) National Fire Academy-April 2013
S-231 Engine Boss (Single Resource) California City FD- 16 hours April 2013
S-404 Safety Officer 09/03/15- 24 hours (Tested) Woodland, CA
Los Angeles County Fire Department 26th Explorer Academy - November 1997- 240 Hours
Reserve Firefighter Academy 97-1 - 40 hours- January 1998
Antelope Valley College Fire Fighter - December 1998
Antelope Valley College Fire Fighter - Level II- April 2000
California Motor Carrier Safety Training- 8 hours- November 2000
Compressed Gas Safety Training - February 2002 Target Safety
Combustible & Flammable Liquids - February 2002 Target Safety
Hazard Communications \"Right to Know\" - February 2002 Target Safety
Trench Rescue- 16 Hours - Fire Service Training and Education Program- August 2003
Driver Operator 1B- #ARA0160316 - California Fire Service Training and Education System - - (Tested) 40 hours December 2005
Fire Control 6 - Fire Service Training and Education Program- - (Tested) 8 hours June 2006
IS-00100 Introduction to the Incident Command System- FEMA - November 2006
IS-00200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents- FEMA - November 2006
IS-00700 National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction November 2006
IS-00702 NIMS Public Information Systems- FEMA - November 2006
IS-00703 NIMS Resource Management- FEMA - November 2006
IS-00800.A National Response Plan (NRP), an Introduction- FEMA - November 2006
IS-00800.b National Response Framework, An Introduction November 2014
Hazardous Materials Fire Responded Awareness/ Operations- 16 Hours- Cal EMA - May 2010
Hazardous Materials- First Responder Operations Refresher - Cal EMA- 5 Hours - June 2011.
Hazardous Materials- First Responder Operations Refresher - Cal EMA- 5 Hours - June 2012.
First Responder Operations Refresher- 5 Hours - Cal EMA- October 2012
Low Angle Rope Rescue Operational- Fire Service Training and Education Program-24 hours May 2013
Regional Instructor Orientation 09/22/15 8 hours Mike Garcia
Ethical na, Susan Freedman- 40 hours 1/25/16-/1/29/16 (tested)
Command 1A - California Fire Service Training and Education System - - (Tested) 40 hours October 2013
Command 1B - California Fire Service Training and Education System -- (Tested) 40 hours November 2014
Command 2A- Rancho Cucamunga, J. Shiller 40 hours 2/8/16-2/12/16 (tested)
Command 2B- Rancho Cucamunga, J. Shiller 40 hours 09/02/16 (tested)
Command 2C- Rancho Cucamunga, J. Shiller 40 hours 10/07/16 (tested)
Command 2D- Rancho Cucamunga, J. Leadership in the Classroom- 8 Hours Inglewood, CA-11/12/15, William Melendez
Training Instructor 1B - California Fire Service Training and Education System - - (Tested) 40 hours September 2013
Fire Instructor 2B Corona, CA 12/18/15 40 hours William Melendez
Public Education 1- Santa AShiller 40 hours09/16/16 (tested)
Command 2E- Rancho Cucamunga, J. Shiller 40 hours 10/21/16 (tested)
Fire Inspector 1A- Fire Inspection -Perry Goth-02/10/15-32 hours
Fire Inspector 1B- Fire Inspection -Perry Goth-02/16/15-32 hours
Fire Inspector 1C- Fire Inspection -Perry Goth-02/23/15-32 hours
Fire Inspector 1D- Fire Inspection -Perry Goth-02/26/15-16 hours
Fire Inspector 2A- Fire Inspection -06/15/15-16 hours TESTED, Selma, CA
Fire Inspector 2B- Fire Inspection -06/19/15-24 hours TESTED, Selma, CA
Fire Inspector 2C- Fire Inspection -07/07/15-40 hours TESTED, Selma, CA
Fire Inspector 2D- Fire Inspection 09/08/2015 32 Hours (tested) Howard Cooke, Sacramento, CA
Fire Prevention 3A- Selma, CA, 40 hours (Tested) 6/8/2016 Patrick Chew
Fire Prevention 3B - Santa Clara, CA 40 hours (tested) 05/02/16 Robert Marshal.
California Fire Prevention Officers 40 ICC CE hours- Fire Prevention 3A 6/8/16
Management 1- California Fire Service Training and Education System - 40 hours December 2013
Fire Management 2A- 08/26/16 40 Hours Mike Mingee (Tested)
Fire Management 2B- 10/23/15 40 Hours Mike Mingee (Tested)
Fire Management 2C Red Helmet 04/11/16 40 hours Mike Mingee
Fire Management 2D Red Helmet 12/11/15 40 hours Mike Mingee
Fire Management 2E - 09/18/15- Mike Mengee 40 hours (tested)
Total Hours: 1471 +
Fire Investigation Training /Education
Terrorism Liaison Officer (TLO) Basic- JRIC Sherman Oaks, CA Mark Billings- 8 Hours- Feb 4th, 2015
Fire Investigation 1A- #ARA01060423 - California Fire Service Training and Education System - - (Tested) 40 hours December 2005
Fire Investigation 1B- #ARA01060416 - California Fire Service Training and Education System - - (Tested) 40 hours March 2006
Fire Investigation 2A 5/4/15-5/8/15 40 Hours (Tested)- Jeremy Davis- Santa Clara, CA
Fire Investigation 2B 6/1/15-6/5/15 40 Hours (Tested)- Jeremy Davis- Santa Clara, CA
Advanced Fire and Arson Investigation- 20 hrs. E.R. Scotty Baker 11/18-11/20/2013
Forensic Fire Death Investigation - 40 hours- (TESTED) Dr. Elayne Pope Virginia Office of Chief Medical Examiner, John Madden, CFI -June 2013
Investigating Fatal Fires -4 Hrs (TESTED), CFITrainer.net 12/18/2013
Advanced Forensic Fire Death Investigation - SLOFIST- Dr. Pope- 24 hours, 6/23/14-6/27/2014
Investigating Motor Vehicle Fires 4 Hrs (TESTED), CFITrainer.net 12/23/2013
Vehicle Fire Investigations, NFPA 921 & 1033 20 hrs. (TESTED) Dr. David Icove and Robert Toth - 3/31/2014
Arc Mapping Basics 4 Hours (TESTED), CFITrainer.net -05/22/2014
Writing the Initial Origin and Cause Report - 3 Hrs (TESTED), CFITrainer.net 12/18/13
Introduction to Evidence -4 Hrs (TESTED), CFITrainer.net 12/18/2013
Electrical Safety 3 Hrs (TESTED), CFITrainer.net 12/19/2013
Using Resources to Validate your Hypothesis 2 Hrs (TESTED), CFITrainer.net 12/22/2013
Evidence Examination: What Happens at the Lab? (tested) 4 Hours - CFItrainer.net 10/30/15
Butane Honey Oil Investigations- 4 hours- Los Angeles HIDTA, 11/11/15
Accreditation, Certification, and Certificates- 3 Hours- CFI Trainer.net (tested) 12/27/15
Explosion Dynamics, 4 Hours CFI Trainer.net (tested) 12/27/15
Residential Natural Gas Systems CFI Trainer.net 3 Hours (tested) 12/28/15
Residential Electrical Systems CFI Trainer.net 4 Hours (tested) 1/02/16
Fire Protection Systems 3 hours CFITrainer.net 4 hours (tested) 01/07/15
Total Hours: 417
Medical Training/Education
Emergency Medical Technician I - December 1996 - 102 Hours
Aerodynamics, Flight Physiology, Gas Laws & Patient Care During Flight- 7 Hours June 2002
Paramedic Update- June 2004 - 4 Hours - Paula Isbell
Paramedic Update May 2010 - 5.5 Hours - Paula Isbell
Advanced Cardiac Life Support- February 2013 - 12 Hours - Star CPR
Pediatric Advanced Life Support- February 2013 - 14.25 Hours - Star CPR
Paramedic Update 2013- 8 Hours- Jana Richardson
Kern County EMS Update May 4 hours - 05/20/2014
AMLS -Advanced Medical Life Support- Robert Morgan- 16 CE Hours- 01/29/2015
Introduction to the 12 Lead ECG- Robert Morgan - 4 CE Hours - 01/30/2015
Advanced Cardiac Life Support- January 2015 - 5.5 Hours - Star CPR
Pediatric Advanced Life Support- January 2015 - 6 Hours - Star CPR
Kern County EMS Update 2015-05/18/2015 4 Hours.
Total Hours: 742.25
Associates in Science- Fire Technology-May 2000
Emergency Medical Technician #E122949 State of California
National Registered Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic- December 2001
Paramedic License #P18350- State of California
Firefighter I- #035271The State Board of Fire Services - February 1999
Firefighter II - #2035665 The State Board of Fire Services - January 2004
Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator I - #110-4428 -The State Board of Fire Services - August 2006
Fire Officer #150-4428 The State Board of Fire Services - May 2014
Fire Investigator I - #130-4428 - The State Board of Fire Services - July 2006
Fire Inspector I #161-4428-The State Board of Fire Services- October 2015
Fire Inspector I # 8372353 International Code Council 12/04/2015
Fire Inspector II #621-4428 The State Board of Fire Services- 2/24/2016
Public Education Officer I #180-4428 The State Board of Fire Services- 04/18/2016
Plans Examiner -The State Board of Fire Services- 11/30/2016
Chief Officer- The State Board of Fire Services- 12/6/2016
Fire Marshal -The State Board of Fire Services- 01/14/2017
Motion Picture/television Fire Safety Officer- Fire Service Training and Education 8-12-17
California State Fire Marshal Registered Fire Instructor
Training Instructor I -The State Board of Fire Services - August 2017
Hazardous Materials Technician - CSTI- 05/18/2018
Hazardous Materials Specialist - CSTI- 06/22/2018
Health Safety Officer FDSOA Pro Board
Fire Marshal Designation - Center for Public Safety Excellence- 02/05/2019
Institution of Fire Engineers-Member
Chief Fire Officer Designation - Center for Public Safety Excellence- 05/07/2019
Chief Training Officer Designation - Center for Public Safety Excellence- 05/07/2019
Community Risk Educator- The State Board of Fire Service- 08/20/2019
Incident Safety Officer FDSOA Pro Board 3/22/2020
Other Certifications/Courses
IS-29 (Tested) Public Information Officer Awareness 12/19/2014 FEMA
IS-42 (Tested) Social Media in Emergency Management 12/19/2014 FEMA
Publications
None
Professional Organization Memberships / Associations
National Association of Fire Investigators
California Conference of Arson Investigators
International Association of Fire Investigators
The Southern California Fire Prevention Officers Association
National Fire Protection Association - Building Fire Safety Systems, Industrial Fire Protection, Fire Service
International Fire Marshals Association
Fire Department Safety Officers Association
Center for Public Safety Excellence
Institution of Fire Engineers-Member
References and Treatises
Kirks Fire Investigation 7th edition- Icove-DeHaan
Forensic Fire Scene Reconstruction -Third Edition- Icove-DeHaan-Haynes
NFPA 1033- 2014
NFPA 921-2014
California Building Code
California Fire Code
International Building Code
International Fire Code
Commendations
26th Explorer Academy Valedictorian - County of Los Angles- November 1997
5 Years of Service Award - California City 2006
Meritorious Commendation May 2012
10 Years of Service Award- California City 2011
15 Years of Service Award- California City 2016
20 Years of Service Award- California City 2021180.64 KB15/12/2021, 09:15
2022 Founders Award- SLOFIST, Inc. 2022
Certificate of Recognition- Hero of the Community- Assemblyman Tom Lacky 9/10/23
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