I finally have a few months left to go. This semester, my final one before receiving an Associate's of Applied Science degree in Fire Science, I am taking Criminal Law, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Firefighter II, Firefighter Safety and Survival, Concepts of Physical Fitness, and Emergency Vehicle Driving Operations. Once I graduate, however, I have no idea what I'll be doing or where I'll be doing it. It may be here in Arkansas and it may not be, just depends on where the jobs are located.

Last Friday, I completed Hazardous Materials Technician training for the state of Arkansas. The next and last off-schedule course I will need (plus completing my college degree in fire science) is wildlands training, which is in October. Once I graduate in May, I will be ready to take the FFI and II exams.

This month, on Tuesday and Thursday nights, we had our structure and exterior fire classes. So, I'm now certified in both exterior fires and structure I and II. This fall, probably in October, we will complete Structure III and IV. It's also possible that in September I will take a HazMat Technician course, if the rest of my classes will allow it.



The structure fires were very interesting and exciting. I performed various tasks, including pump operator, backup team nozzle man, attack… Continue

Yay me!!!! I've taken and PASSED my NREMT!!! Now on to finishing my fire science degree!

Well, after having to reschedule due to the floods, my NREMT test is just around the corner - April 7th.

Wish me luck!!!

Well, here's the scoop ... This summer I may be moving to the Little Rock/Pine Bluff area. I say "may" because my family WILL be moving, however, I may wait until after I finish with my associate's degree in fire science here. I have sent an email to an instructor at Southeast Arkansas College in Pine Bluff, which has a fire science degree program, and where I may possibly transfer.



If anyone knows of any people to talk to in Little Rock, Pine Bluff, or that immediate area about job… Continue

First, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Christopher Smith, I am 31 years old, I have never been married, and I do not have any children. I was born and raised in Randolph County, a relatively low-populated county in northeast Arkansas. After graduating from Maynard High School (as valedictorian, I might add, haha) in 1994, I went to Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR, for one year as a music education major. Because I really wasn't sure that it was the path for me, and…

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