| My name is Patrick. My friends all call me PJ. I am 16 years old and a Senior at Ooltewah High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Since I was two years old all I have ever wanted to do is become a fire fighter. Fortunately I have met some wonderful people in the fire service who have taken the time to help me learn about the job. I have been featured on several television shows over the past few years such as "The Bravest" and "The Ananda Lewis Show". NBC 6 in Miami and also Channel 9 here in Chattanooga have done news stories on me. I have also had write ups in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and The Houston Chronicle. I am an explorer with Fort Oglethorpe Fire and Rescue in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia assigned to station 10, "The Duncan Park Express". In addition to firefighting and I enjoy dance and speed roller skating. Along with my passion for firefighting, I do a lot of fire ground photography and videography and sometimes my work is featured on News Channel 9 (Chattanooga), Firehouse.com, 1strespondernews.com, Workingfirefighters.com, FireFightingNews.com, Nooga.com, Chattanoogan.com and the Catoosa County News. I also do photography for several departments in the area like Catoosa County Fire in Georgia, Highway 58 VFD and Tri Community VFD in Tennessee. I also enjoy collecting fire memorabilia and especially fire patches. To date I have over 7400 patches from all 50 states and 64 other countries. If you would like to trade patches please email me for my trade list. Thanks for checking out my site. Don't forget to sign my guestbook while you are here. PJ |
