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every weekday and respond to calls with fire and rescue teams around the county. They all feel that fighting fires is a "cool" thing to do, and got interested in doing it through friends or family. When asked how he got into firefighting, Travis Dodson, an 11th grader from Viewtown, said, "Trey (his cousin) told me about it, that is was pretty cool." He added that he has wanted to do it since he was little, and that he likes taking risks. Though he might not want to pursue firefighting as a career, he has enjoyed running calls with Amissville since last July.
Trey Smith, a 16-year-old junior at RCHS, said he runs about 40 calls with Amissville every month. He is proud of the fact that he is one of the top ten runners for the department. He joined when he was IS, and when he turned 16 was allowed to ride the fire truck. He said he likes fighting fires, and said, "I like the adventure of going (to fires) and I like helping the people out."
Many of Trey's family have been firefighters, including both his grandfathers, his mom and his dad. His dad, Randy Smith, is active in the department and Trey usually rides with him to get to the firehall. Trey said that it seems the siren goes off at 5 a.m. nearly every day. Also, the gear that they must wear on the job adds 30 to 40 pounds of weight, even more when wet. * Like most others in his class, Trey plans on continuing his studies to become a paramedic, and make a career out of firefighting and doing rescues, possibly in Fairfax or Prince William County.
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