PAUL SNODGRASS , a Firehouse® contributing editor, is a former fire chief with 19 years of fire service experience. He is an adjunct fire service instructor at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, FL, and Cogswell College in Sunnyvale, CA. Snodgrass holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN, and a master’s degree from the University of Phoenix. He has been writing about, designing and teaching traditional and online courses since 2005. He can be contacted at e.educational@gmail.com.
Articles by Paul
Higher Education Perspectives: Training & Education: The Trend to Combine Certifications for Credits
by Paul Snodgrass
April 1, 2013
W hen I joined the fire service some 20 years ago, I found it a great...
Higher Education: Universities Eye the Future: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Aiding Fire-Rescue Operations
by Paul Snodgrass
April 1, 2013
University researchers are providing a futuristic view of what is on the...
Higher Education Briefs: FESHE and TRADE Conferences Merge
by Paul Snodgrass
April 1, 2013
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), which for more than a decade has...
Higher Education: Universities Aid Soaring Technology For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
by Paul Snodgrass
January 11, 2013
As the fast-moving wildfire advances toward a rocky ridge entangled in...
Higher Education: Backdraft Modeling Fires College Student Research, Debunks Popular Myths
by Paul Snodgrass
November 1, 2012
Greg Gorbett spends unmeasured hours building scale-model rooms, complete...
Community & Technical Colleges
by Paul Snodgrass
August 1, 2012
Jake Fuller was studying to become a teacher, following in the career...
Higher education: E-Textbook's Fast Growth
by Paul Snodgrass
April 1, 2012
As a graduate student at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ, Dan...
Higher Education FESHE: National Fire Academy Promotes Standardized Fire Science Education
by Paul Snodgrass
February 1, 2012
In 2009, when Edmund Walker, the state fire training director for...
Higher Education: Why College?
by Paul Snodgrass
October 14, 2011
When Kelvin Cochran first embarked on his college career in 1981, little...
Peers Are Driving Force For National Fire Curriculum
by Paul Snodgrass
August 2, 2011
In an industry with a deep commitment to volunteers – all the way back to...
The Fog of Disaster: Into Haiti With Two Tampa Fire USAR Members
by Paul Snodgrass
March 3, 2010
As the four-engine C-130s began spooling up their massive 4,591-hp power...
ACCREDITATION
by Paul Snodgrass
February 3, 2010
As Jim Wright sought to continue his higher education to encompass a...
8 Criteria for Choosing an Online Degree Program
by Paul Snodgrass
January 31, 2008
Paul Snodgrass offers advice on finding the right school to suit your...
