By Karah Wilson
RAINSVILLE, Ala.––The City of Rainsville recently brought on a new addition to their fire department. Justin Harper served as a volunteer on the Fyffe Fire Department in 2009 and has volunteered with the Rainsville Fire Department (RFD) since January 2015. Harper was hired as a full-time fireman early this month. Harper is certified with hazard materials A&O, first response, and as a first response instructor.
Harper will soon complete an EMT certification course. The course provides instruction on how best to respond to the wide variety of emergency scenarios faced by firefighters and EMS personnel on a daily basis. Harper said he is very excited to come on board with RFD.
If you have any questions about becoming a volunteer or a full-time firefighter, you can contact Rainsville Fire Chief Thomas Ridgeway at 256-638-8055 or online at www.rainsvillealabama.com/rainsville-fire-dept.
This is great! Communities should share the information on the people that serve them on a regular basis. Getting the word out on what these professionals do and can do is an amazing recruiting tool. Stories like this increase the confidence of the public they serve. Congrats to Justin on the new job, and to Rainsville for getting a great, young professional to protect and serve them.