Chief’s Page
A 6th and 7th grade social studies teacher for T.A. Dugger Junior High School, Chris is very involved with helping the people around him. He grew up in Piney Flats, Tennessee, and that is still where he currently resides today. Chris attended Sullivan East High School and went on to East Tennessee State University, earning his Bachelor of Arts in History and Education. He volunteers his services at Piney Flats Volunteer Fire Department, where he has been at for 7 years and currently serves as Fire Chief. Along with teaching and firefighting, Chris also serves as the Missions Coordinator for the church he attends- Edgefield United Methodist Church in Piney Flats. He says that throughout high school he remembers a couple of his friends that volunteered for EMS that originally got his interest in volunteering for some form of rescue service, and when Piney Flats VFD started to do some scouting to recruit people, he was in. The biggest thing that Chris has received from the fire department so far is the brotherhood bonds that form while you are volunteering, and turns into a close group of family. There is a huge commitment that comes with being a volunteer firefighter and it helps when you are making and keeping that commitment with close friends.