Charles Powers is a firefighter/AEMT in Pigeon Forge, TN. He is a recent Emergency Management graduate with high honors from Frederick Community College, in Frederick, MD. He is certified at the Fire Officer II, Fire Instructor II, Firefighter II and Hazardous Materials Technician levels. Prior to becoming a career firefighter, Powers was a police communications officer and police communications training officer. He was a volunteer firefighter with the Catons Chapel Richardson Cove Volunteer Fire Department, where he reached the ranks of captain and training officer. There, he successfully wrote and managed a variety of grants that included FEMA, state and private grants. He is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in public safety administration with a minor in emergency management at the University of Maryland University College.