Joseph A. Savage "Chief"
Joseph A. Savage “Chief”
Fire Science Instructor
Sandra Day O’Connor Academy at Austin High School
[email protected]
PERSONAL BELIEFS
I believe that we are happiest in life when we are in service to others. As a public servant, I had the privilege of serving the El Paso community as a firefighter for twenty seven years and am now enjoying serving the public as an instructor at the Sandra Day O’Connor Academy. I believe the opportunities the fire service presents to those who successfully pursue it are as rewarding as any profession can have. Service to others
is stressed in all the classes I teach, not just for a grade, but because it is what firefighters are called to do.
I believe that there is dignity in all work, and stress respect, reverence and responsibility to others as a participant in the fire tech program. I also believe that we have all been given at least one gift, and that we
are obligated to share our gifts with others. Teaching my students about the fire service through lecture, practical exercise and by sharing my experience in the fire service is my attempt at sharing all the gifts I have been given.
EDUCATION
Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, B.S. Education
Major: Occupational Training and Development
National Fire Academy/Fire Prevention Management
El Paso Community College, A.A.S. Fire Technology
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Texas A &M University, Corpus Christi, 2002
Andress High School Outstanding Ex-Student Award, 2010
Austin High School Teacher of the Year Award, 2010
FIRE SERVICE WORK EXPERIENCE
Served twenty-seven years with the El Paso Fire Department in the following capacities:
Division Chief/Training Chief
Captain/Recruit Coordinator
Lieutenant/Code Enforcement
Arson Investigator/Fire Marshal Division
Fire Suppression Technician/Rescue Squad 1
Firefighter/Truck and Engine Duty
FIRE SERVICE WORK CERTIFICATIONS
(Texas Commission on Fire Protection)
Master Firefighter
Master Instructor
Arson Investigator
Fire Inspector
Aircraft Rescue Firefighter (ARFF)
Dual Credit Certification Instructor - EL Paso Community College
Fire Science Instructor
Sandra Day O’Connor Academy at Austin High School
[email protected]
PERSONAL BELIEFS
I believe that we are happiest in life when we are in service to others. As a public servant, I had the privilege of serving the El Paso community as a firefighter for twenty seven years and am now enjoying serving the public as an instructor at the Sandra Day O’Connor Academy. I believe the opportunities the fire service presents to those who successfully pursue it are as rewarding as any profession can have. Service to others
is stressed in all the classes I teach, not just for a grade, but because it is what firefighters are called to do.
I believe that there is dignity in all work, and stress respect, reverence and responsibility to others as a participant in the fire tech program. I also believe that we have all been given at least one gift, and that we
are obligated to share our gifts with others. Teaching my students about the fire service through lecture, practical exercise and by sharing my experience in the fire service is my attempt at sharing all the gifts I have been given.
EDUCATION
Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, B.S. Education
Major: Occupational Training and Development
National Fire Academy/Fire Prevention Management
El Paso Community College, A.A.S. Fire Technology
ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Texas A &M University, Corpus Christi, 2002
Andress High School Outstanding Ex-Student Award, 2010
Austin High School Teacher of the Year Award, 2010
FIRE SERVICE WORK EXPERIENCE
Served twenty-seven years with the El Paso Fire Department in the following capacities:
Division Chief/Training Chief
Captain/Recruit Coordinator
Lieutenant/Code Enforcement
Arson Investigator/Fire Marshal Division
Fire Suppression Technician/Rescue Squad 1
Firefighter/Truck and Engine Duty
FIRE SERVICE WORK CERTIFICATIONS
(Texas Commission on Fire Protection)
Master Firefighter
Master Instructor
Arson Investigator
Fire Inspector
Aircraft Rescue Firefighter (ARFF)
Dual Credit Certification Instructor - EL Paso Community College