Mark Carcamo is a 33-year veteran of the Los Angeles City Fire Department and is an 18-year apparatus operator on Truck 11 in the Westlake/MacArthur park neighborhood of Los Angeles. He has spent his entire career working on trucks in the busiest parts of the city. His duties are to drive, spot the truck and operate the aerial, as well as run the ventilation operation once topside. Carcamo teaches many different topics, including truck company placement emphasizing aerial operations, firefighter safety & survival, and roof operations for the Los Angeles Fire Department.