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Allen Green is a fire and life safety educator with the Chattanooga Fire Department. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

The \u201cabout\u201d section of Allen Green\u2019s LinkedIn makes his life\u2019s mission clear.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am dedicated to making sure the once hopeless will no longer be captivated by hurt and pain or failure, but will raise above their circumstances,\u201d it reads. \u201cPain and suffering will be the driving force for hope.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is how Green transformed his own life\u2014going from living in foster and group homes to becoming a firefighter, earning a college degree and writing a children\u2019s book.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Green graduated from Hixson High School in 2004, however, his dream job was to be in podiatry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI never really wanted to be a firefighter,\u201d Green said. \u201cI never thought about it. It wasn\u2019t in my line of career choices.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He came to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for a degree in chemistry, but in 2012, he had to make the difficult decision of putting his education on hold so he could provide for his twin sons.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy sons were getting older,\u201d Green said. \u201cThat was a decision that had to be made. I needed a career job. Once I got to looking more into the fire department and what all it entailed and the service it provided, the schedule, the pay, it was good enough for me.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His experience with the Chattanooga Fire Department\u2014which has now spanned over a decade\u2014became more than \u201cgood enough.\u201d It allowed him to pursue his true passion\u2014education.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have always been in education,\u201d Green said. \u201cIt was a natural thing for me, leading and teaching people. I\u2019ve always been that way.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While working in fire suppression as an operations firefighter, Green would often volunteer to speak to schoolchildren and day care centers about fire safety. At the same time, he decided to continue his own education.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2020, Green went back to UTC to complete his remaining classes\u2014and graduated with a degree in chemistry in 2022.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was different with COVID and the measures they had in place,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I was more grounded in my life, my career. I was more stable so I was able to focus more on the classes and be more determined and intentional about finishing up.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The year he graduated, he changed positions in the fire department to fire and life safety educator. In this role, he has been able to incorporate education into his full-time job.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTeaching and educating, for me, is like a ministry,\u201d he said when talking about his job. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about giving out information. For me, it\u2019s about implementing change and growth.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a big believer in \u2018education is the foundation to prevention.\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The word \u201cprevention\u201d holds a lot of weight for Green, and it\u2019s why he decided to go even further with his mission of community outreach and engagement.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He recognized that literacy rates were low in certain Chattanooga schools, particularly in high-poverty areas. Drawing from his own experiences growing up in Chattanooga, he wanted to create a program that combined literacy and fire safety education.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI said, \u2018How can I instill a high level of achievement in the area that may have a high level of poverty and lack of resources?\u2019\u201d Green explained. \u201cI grew up in that area. I know there\u2019s a lack of resources in the South Chattanooga and Alton Park area. I know there\u2019s high poverty in that area.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI asked, \u2018How can I be a catalyst or play my part in giving back to help with that high achievement component?\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He created the Read to Succeed literacy program, an initiative where firefighters visit schools to read to students and teach them about fire and life safety. The program was designed to build literacy skills while also building trust between children and first responders.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Green was intentional in selecting Calvin Dunson Elementary as the program\u2019s first school.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI specifically, strategically and intentionally chose Calvin Dunson Elementary to be the first school to have the program because that\u2019s the elementary school I graduated from or went to when I was little,\u201d he said.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Through Read to Succeed, Green and his fellow firefighters visit schools once a month, reading to every class and weaving together fire safety lessons and storytelling.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After a couple of years of running Read to Succeed, he noticed the books didn\u2019t fully align with the messaging he wanted to convey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe books I was buying from Amazon, they were great and all, but at the end of the presentation I still had to weave in the messaging that I wanted the kids to get,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I said, \u2018Why not write my own kids book with direct messaging?\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That decision led to the creation of \u201cMom! Dad! What Should I Do?\u201d\u2014a children\u2019s book published by Wright Womb Ink in January to teach fire safety and empower children through representation and storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For Green, this work is all about providing hope and creating opportunities for students to see themselves in roles they may have never considered before\u2014and, of course, fire safety.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you develop these programs and communities, it adds equity to a community that\u2019s suffering,\u201d he said, \u201cor to an area that\u2019s suffering in knowledge, education, resources.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know fires happen most in areas of low income, lack of resources or high poverty. We use systems and data and research to get ahead of those calls so we can help mitigate the fires in those areas.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it has been a while since Green was in Dr. Gretchen Potts\u2019 class in 2012, Potts said she distinctly remembers the smile he brought to class each day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFor some students, I can barely remember their face,\u201d said Potts, who has been at UTC since 2002 and is the department head for Biology, Geology and Environmental Science. \u201cFor him, I even remember his middle name and what a great attitude he brought to class.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Potts was in attendance for Green\u2019s book launch held at the Chattanooga Library Eastgate location.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was so honored to be there and see everybody,\u201d she said. \u201cThere were so many people\u2014people from the community, people who came up to him saying, \u2018Do you remember me?\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She bought several copies of Green\u2019s book, donating one to UTC\u2019s Special Collections and another that is available for checkout at the UTC Library.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI bought five copies and gave them all away,\u201d she said. \u201cI need to buy more.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Purchase a copy of <\/span>\u201cMom! Dad! What Should I Do?\u201d here<\/span><\/b><\/a>. Proceeds go to Green\u2019s Read to Succeed literacy program.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Green\u2019s work extends beyond Chattanooga. He has begun traveling to other cities and states\u2014recently Cleveland, Ohio\u2014to continue educating. He said other fire departments have requested copies of his book and he has been invited to several career fairs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He even presented to a class at UTC.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not about financial gain,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s about knowing that you are impacting and uplifting the community in a way that you are passionate about.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The future for Green involves expanding Read to Succeed, reaching more students and continuing to use education to make a difference.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEducation is the foundation to prevention,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we want our community to be safer, then we have to take prevention seriously. That starts with education.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cMom! Dad! What Should I Do?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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