Johnny Reep has a long and very distinguished history as a Firefighter, and with the Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial. Here is a short, and by no means inclusive, list of Johnny's achievements:
- 1973-2003: Little Rock Fire Department
- 1979-1997: Legislative Chairman APFF
- LRFD Pension Trustee 28 years
- Before 1983: Past president APFF, Past VP and President Little Rock Firefighters, Past trustee LOPFI
- 1994-2014: Arkansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Board