Chief Smith has been with North Richland Hills Fire-Rescue since June 1, 2005.  Chief Smith is currently assigned to the Operations Division as a Shift Commander.  As shift commander, his primary responsibilities are to oversee the daily operations of five stations and personnel.  He is also responsible for being the Incident Commander on multi-unit fire and EMS incidents.

Chief Smith is a certified Paramedic and holds the following certifications from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection:

• Master Structure Firefighter
• Driver Operator-Pumper
• Driver Operator-Aerial
• Instructor II
• Fire Officer II
• Basic Wild Land Firefighter
• Advanced Fire Inspector
• Incident Safety Officer

Chief Smith is also a Hazardous Devices Technician on the NEFDA Bomb Squad certified through the FBI.