He is a student firefighter aspiring to become a fire fighter paramedic. Hs interests include physical activities and music. He enrolled in this course to attain a degree focused on fire concentration. His goals after receiving a degree are to continue working as a career firefighter and use his education to attain a leadership position in the fire service. The last presentation I watched was Ron Hoogestraat. I would describe him as a world traveler through his service in the Navy. His moto is “Initial Success or Total Failure” meaning try until there is nothing left. He is working on his Master’s Degree in Professional Communications with an emphasis on emergency communications. The hope is that he learns more about emergency management activities from taking this course.
I found that all three students are expecting to come of the class with more knowledge and experience. However, where they plan to use it is where they differ. Ron wants to apply his new material to a Master’s degree in communication. Bryan hopes that it can help him be a better leader both as a fire officer and paramedic eventually. Finally, Steel will use his new knowledge learned in this class in his everyday work environment as a fire captain in Kodiak,