Helping people has always been just a way of life for White Hall’s Ricky Smith as far back as he can remember.
A resident since 1974, he began his firefighting career with White Hall in 1983.
In addition to being the owner of Rick’s Emergency Road Service, he is employed by the city of White Hall where he oversees all of the maintenance work and record keeping for the city of White Hall, including upkeep and repairs for everything from weed-eaters to fire trucks. He is also dog catcher for the city and whatever else he needs to be.
In addition to the White Hall Fire Department, he has also served with the Hardin Volunteer Fire Department, and was a fire chief at Wright-Pastoria for two years.
He is FEMA-certified through Homeland Security and has trained and served on the state Emergency Response Commission as well as being a medic, deputy, meth lab technitian and first responder. Additionally, Smith is trained on arsen, has EMT and level two HazMat certifications and is one of the last certified rescue divers for Jefferson County and the surrounding areas. He has worked for the Department of the Army and is a long-time volunteer for the American Red Cross where he was in charge of a team for 11 years.
In his spare time he continues to keep his scuba diving skills sharp and likes to take his antique 1953 Chevy to parades and car shows.
He has two children, both in the Army Reserve.
His philosopy is to never set your mind to just one thing. Stay in school and learn to do everything you can. “You can never learn too much,” said Smith. There is so much out there that doesn’t cost anything that will help you down the line.
Helping people has always been just a way of life for White Hall’s Ricky Smith as far back as he can remember.
A resident since 1974, he began his firefighting career with White Hall in 1983.
In addition to being the owner of Rick’s Emergency Road Service, he is employed by the city of White Hall where he oversees all of the maintenance work and record keeping for the city of White Hall, including upkeep and repairs for everything from weed-eaters to fire trucks. He is also dog catcher for the city and whatever else he needs to be.
In addition to the White Hall Fire Department, he has also served with the Hardin Volunteer Fire Department, and was a fire chief at Wright-Pastoria for two years.
He is FEMA-certified through Homeland Security and has trained and served on the state Emergency Response Commission as well as being a medic, deputy, meth lab technitian and first responder. Additionally, Smith is trained on arsen, has EMT and level two HazMat certifications and is one of the last certified rescue divers for Jefferson County and the surrounding areas. He has worked for the Department of the Army and is a long-time volunteer for the American Red Cross where he was in charge of a team for 11 years.
In his spare time he continues to keep his scuba diving skills sharp and likes to take his antique 1953 Chevy to parades and car shows.
He has two children, both in the Army Reserve.
His philosopy is to never set your mind to just one thing. Stay in school and learn to do everything you can. “You can never learn too much,” said Smith. There is so much out there that doesn’t cost anything that will help you down the line.
