Type of Organization

Fire/Rescue Department - Paid, EMS/Rescue Squad/Hospital EMS - Paid

Job Function

Firefighter / Paramedic (or Other ALS), Driver / Engineer

Years in Fire/EMS:

2 years

Primary Fire/EMS Department:

Gatlinburg Fire Department

Years With Department/Agency

2 years

My Training:

Firefighter 1, Haz-Mat Awarness, Intro to Fire Department Pumpers, CPR, ITLS, PEPP, and some extrication.

About Me:

Well theres not a whole lot to say ive been told iam a pretty good guy and i hate it but iam one of the quite ones, maybe at times too quite, and iam just a little shy (that may be a understatment). I was born and raised in the Smoky Mountain area. Ive never really been out of this area, unless iam visiting family in Vegas. I went to an area public school until i started high school which was when i was home schooled. I started out wanting to be a police officer but one day while i was working as a dispatcher i had to ride with the Sevierville Fire Department and i was hooked from that point on. I joined the Gatlinburg Fire Department as a volunteer in the winter of 06 and they sent me to EMT school later that next fall, and i had to go through the state's basic firefighting course also. After those classes were done i was able to work part time and it wasnt 2 months and i was hired full time in Aug 07. I hope to eventually move up in the ranks and prove to all the people i work with that they can trust me, because as the new guy its hard to prove that to some. The shift i work with has to be the best there(i know thats just my opinion) but it seems to me that we get along with each other better than the other two shifts. Pretty much at the same time i was able to join the Sevier County Ambulance Service and went to work part time for them. I go to a small church just outside of Gatlinburg. The preacher there has been my pastor of all of my life except for maybe 2 years, he is almost like a second father. As for the church it has the look u would expect of a church in East Tennessee. I would almost rather be there than any place else.

Relationship Status:

Single