Before he retired, Mark Carcamo served for more than 33 years in the Los Angeles City Fire Department. For 18 years, he had the rank of apparatus operator on Truck 11 in the Westlake/MacArthur Park neighborhood. Carcamo instructs many different topics, including truck company placement, with an emphasis on aerial operations. He also provided instruction on firefighter safety & survival techniques and roof operations. Carcamo is one of the founding members of The West Coast Offense.