Engineer Bradley began his career as a firefighter with Carroll County Fire/Rescue in 1989 as a volunteer firefighter. In 1996 Chris became a fulltime firefighter/EMT with Heard County fire/EMA. He joined the Carrollton Fire Department in 1997 as a fulltime professional firefighter/EMT. 

Chris is a State of Georgia certified Firefighter, National Registry EMT, National Professional Qualified HAZ/MAT Technician, CPR/First Aid Instructor, member of the West Georgia Regional HAZ/MAT Team, and has training in emergency vehicle operations. 

Throughout his career, Chris has received training in many areas which include, rescue specialist, crash victim extraction, structural fire control, practical fire ground hydraulics, radiological emergency response, waste isolation pilot program (radiological), emergency response to terrorism, pre-hospital management of traumatic brain injuries, and a street sense approach to infectious disease control. 

Chris has donated much of his time as a volunteer firefighter, teaching CPR/First Aid classes and fire safety classes to the public. He has also worked part time as an EMT for private ambulance companies. Chris received his rope rescue technician certification in 2005.

Chris was born in Villa Rica Georgia in 1971, and is a 1989 graduate of Temple High School. Engineer Bradley currently serves as a driver/engineer on ladder truck #21.