MSgt Robyn Roberts

Air Force | Fire Protection Superintendent

Dates of Service: Jun 1987 - Jul 2011

RETIRED

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Bio

Entered the Af in 1987 and rose through the ranks to Master Sgt, all working within the Fire Emergency Services career. Culminated a 24 year career and retired in 2011, to re-enter the Civilian sector of the DoD and continue on with a job I love.

Military Experiences

Jul 2010 - Feb 2011

Deputy Fire Chief

47 CES | Laughlin AFB, TX

Supervisor of 49 personnel and 21 vehicles and equipment valued at over 6 million dollars. Coordinated activities among five individual sections to ensure compliance with National Fire Protection Association, Occupational Safety & Health Administration standards and United Stated Air Force instructions. Oversees fire, rescue, hazardous materials and medical response operations for 1,168 facilities and a population of 5,000. Plan and directs training, administration, deployments and assumes Fire Chief duties during incumbent’s absence. Prepared feedbacks for military personnel. - Led flight during 175+ emergencies; saved AF/community assets...protected 7K+ lives & $1.25B training aircraft fleet - Expertly managed $6.1M emergency veh fleet/equipment assets...exceeded AF in-service rate 4.3%

Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

Assistant Chief Fire Prevention

48 MSG, 48 FW, 3rd AF, USAFE | RAF Lakenheath, UK

Managed wing fire safety & education program encompassing 12,000 active duty, dependents and United Kingdom Ministry of Defense personnel. Administered the fire inspection program for 15K populace, 110 aircraft and 3,019 facilities worth $3.1B. Oversaw the fire prevention program for 101 Military Family Housing units, facility acceptance testing, and maintenance of installed fire protection systems. Supervised three fire inspectors, ensuring code compliance for a $100M construction program & conducted fire investigations. - Management abilities contributed to flight winning USAFE's Best Large Fire Protection Flight 2008 award - Meticulously inspected 12M square feet in facilities on/off base--increased safety of active duty/civilians/contractors

Jul 2006 - Aug 2008

Assistant Chief Operations

48 MSG, 48 FW, 3rd AF, USAFE | RAF Lakenheath, UK

Managed an operational shift 38 military and Host Nation fire fighters, 18 emergency response vehicles and equipment valued at over 10 Million Dollars. Directed and evaluated emergency response operations on a variety of military and civilian transports, Air Force, Army, Navy and NATO tactical reconnaissance and special mission aircraft - Exhibited strong fire ground command skills; authored SOG for on/off base aircraft incidents IAW AFI 10-2 - Superb staging officer during B-1B fire/explosion; directed base response spt forces; assisted crisis mitigation - Management abilities contributed to flight winning USAFE's Best Large Fire Protection Flight 2008 award

Jun 2005 - Jul 2006

Station Captain

48 MSG, 48 FW, 3rd AF, USAFE | RAF Lakenheath, UK

Managed the training, staffing and firefighting operations for combination fire department. Responsible for fire apparatus fleet valued in excess 4 million dollars. Directed fire attack and rescue operations as initial attack incident commander. Led firefighting operations to include Hazardous materials mitigation, airport rescue firefighting operations. Extremely capable confined space rescue technician. - Incorporated satellite FD 90 day rotation; streamlined ops, eased training burdens/proximity suit wear out by 35% - Successfully supervised daily operations of RAFF fire station; ensured critical fire protection for 791 facilities

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