Experience

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  Gwinnett county government

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1987

  Fire lieutenant / public informaton officer
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  City of winder

  Apr 1987 - Jul 1992

  Fire chief / fire marshal / arson investigator

  Was appointed the department's first full time-professional fire chief. Was in charge of the day to day operation of the department including duties of Fire Marshal and Arson Investigator.Appointed Local Fire Marshal and POST certified arson investigators for the Georgia State Fire Marshal's Office for that area.Orchestrated and accomplished the reclassification of the ISO rating for the city of Winder from Class 6 to Class 4.Started emergency medical and rescue services on the department.Assigned full-time firefighters to the department. Show less

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  Atlanta fire rescue department

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1996

  Public safety planner / fire public information officer

  Public Safety Planner assigned to the Atlanta Fire Department. Various duties in planning area for the department. Assigned as departments first public information officer. Represented department in the area of media relations on the Olympic Security Support Group (OSSG) for Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. PIO for all fire & emergency activities during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta for the OSSG.

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  City of las vegas

  Aug 1996 - Aug 2022

  Fire public education & information officer

  RETIRED - Selected as the department's first full time public information officer in 1996, was revised to include public education program in 2013, title changed to Fire Public Education & Information Officer (PEIO).Responsible for all public information, media relations, public relations, public education, outreach, social media, Internet including web content.Respond to emergency incident and is a member of the command staff coordinating all public information and media relation activities for the incident.Director of the Citizens Fire Academy and Las Vegas Fire Corps program.Department Historian including the publishing of two history books about the department.Department photographer and photojournalist. Show less