Candidate for
Director; Pacific Fruitridge Fire Protection District

Lawson Stuart is a resident of the unincorporated area of Sacramento County located right off of Stockton Blvd. in between Tahoe Park and Oak Park neighborhoods. He has been living there with his family since May of 2010. He worked in the Sacramento area as a part of the public safety group for three years.

Lawson has nine years of experience in the world of EMS and six years of experience in the Fire Service. He continues to serve in the United States Air Force Fire Protection Service as a Reservist for the 349th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Protection Flight. He is a Paramedic with seven years of experience and now drives the fire vehicles for his department as a Driver/Operator or Engineer.

During his experience, Lawson has responded to medical, fire, hazardous materials, brush fire and aircraft incidents. He has been in command of incidents through the appropriate structures and knows how to make decisions when the situations are critical and lives are on the line.

Lawson is married to Erin Stuart and they have two little boys, Rory and Aiden. They have a Queensland Heeler named Bucky and live just off of Stockton Blvd. near to the Colonial Heights Library.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES American Medical Response- Disaster Response Team Paramedic, American Medical Response- Traveler Team Paramedic, Bi-County Ambulance- EMT Basic, First Responder EMS Sacramento- Paramedic, Field Training Officer, Supervisor, Medic Ambulance Sacramento- Paramedic, Placer County Bears Football Team- Team Paramedic, Pro Transport 1 EMS- Paramedic, Sutter Medical Center Sacramento- Emergency Department Technician, Thunder Valley Casino- Security Guard/ EMT Basic

FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES Cal Fire Placer County- Volunteer Firefighter, US Air Force Active Duty- Firefighter, Driver/Operator, US Air Force Reserve- Firefighter, Driver/Operator

POLITICAL Democratic Party of Sacramento County- Chairman of Fundraising, Feminist Democrats of Sacramento- Chairman of Men On Women's Issues Committee, Green Democrats of Sacramento- Member, Stonewall Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento- Secretary, Truman National Security Project- Veteran Field Organizer, Veterans Democratic Club of Sacramento County- Founder, President, Veterans Voice/ Vote Vets- Steering Committee Member, Wellstone Progressive Democrats of Sacramento- Secretary, Women Democrats of Sacramento- Member

SUPPORTING EXPERIENCES American Red Cross- Health & Safety Instructor, Uncharted.net- Business Manager

EDUCATION Emergency Medical Technician Basic Course- Sierra College 2003, Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic Course- Northern California Training Institute 2005, Basic Firefighter Apprentice Course- Department of Defense Fire Academy 2006, Fire Science Associates Degree- Community College of the Air Force 2009, Political Science Bachelors Degree (In Progress)- American Military University (Class of 2014)

CERTIFICATIONS National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic, California EMS Authority Paramedic, Sacramento County EMS Authority Paramedic, Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS Authority Paramedic, American Heart Association Healthcare Instructor CPR/AED, Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider (ACLS) (Former Instructor), Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS) (Former Instructor), Pediatric Education for Pre-hospital Professionals Provider (PEPP), International Trauma Life Support Provider (ITLS), Advanced Medical Life Support Provider (AMLS), Geriatric Emergency Medical Services Provider (GEMS), Department of Transportation Emergency Vehicles Operations Course (EVOC), Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Command System Course 100, 200, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 800, IFSTA Firefighter I/II, CA Firefighter I/II, IFSTA Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations Level Responder, IFSTA Airport Rescue Firefighter, IFSTA Telecommunicator I/II, IFSTA Driver/Operator Airport Rescue Firefighting Apparatus, IFSTA Driver/Operator Pumper Apparatus, IFSTA Driver/Operator Mobile Water Supply Apparatus