Suellen Simpson

Female

Malvern, Arkansas 72104

United States

Profile Information:

Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Volunteer

Job Function

Battalion Chief / Division Chief, Training Officer, Safety Officer, First Responder, Administrative Staff / Team Member, Other

Years in Fire/EMS:

6 years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Lake Hamilton Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

6

Dept. Web Site:

http://lhfd206@wletc.com

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations

I currently am a RN and work for Arkansas Department of Health. I serve as the Hot Spring County Local Health Department Administrator

My Training:

All Fire Training has been through Arkansas Fire Academy and Lake Hamilton Fire Department and Arkansas Department of Emergency Management
All Emergency Management training has been through FEMA and Arkansas Department of Health

About Me:

I am 54 years old. A registered nurse. I am the mother of 2 grown children ages 35 and 30 with a stepson of 5 years of age and a granddaughter 7 years of age. I enjoy the Fire Service and especially like Emergency Management. I currently volunter for the Lake Hamilton Fire Protection Association. I serve as the Health & Safety Administrator, a Training officer for First Responders and a CPR instructor for American Heart Association.

I serve as a member of the Board of Directors for Lake Hamilton Fire Protections Association.

I also volunteer for The Smith House (shelter for domestic violence) and currently serve as a member of the Board for The Smith House.

I also volunteer as a summer camp nurse at Camp Taneko which is a Methodist Church camp.

I am actively involved in my community through work related activities with Health Hot Spring County Coalition.

When not volunteering with other things I love to shop for antiques in flea markets. I also love to refinish furniture and presently I am redoing an old farmhouse on Hwy 7 in Hot Springs. This will be a cottage done in a Tractor theme, (ie Farmall, John Deere, etc) and I will rent the cottage out to people coming to visit Hot Springs.

Day Job:

Hot Spring County Health Department Administrator and a Registered Nurse

Relationship Status:

Married

Why I Joined Fire/EMS

I wanted to volunteer and assist in helping my community because we are about 15 to 20 minutes away from the nearest hospital.

Why I Love Fire/EMS

I love helping people

Top Issues Facing Responders:

Recruiting and maintaining qualified volunteers.
Wellness of Responders
Finding funding to staff volunteer services 24/7

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  Ray Edwards

  Need to find good pictures.We should add a site from our dept.with pictures.See ya soon.

  Aug 15, 2008

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  Blake Martin

  Thanks suellen! Thanks for all you've done to make being new at the fire dept easier for me. Thanks, also, for opening up the door of serving on the Smith House board. I think it'd going to be a blessing.

  Sep 16, 2008

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  KS

  Wow I can only hope I manage to accomplish half of what you do! You are quite an inspiration to other women in EMS.

  Nov 13, 2008