Twelve members of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department recently graduated
from the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy’s 64-hour
Basic Firefighter Training Course.
According to Chief Donny Green, five members of this group attended the course in Putnam County while the other seven attended the course in Cannon County. “I am proud of our members’ commitment to being well-trained and prepared to respond to our communities’ needs during emergencies”
Assistant Chief Roy Merriman serves as the department’s training coordinator and says
he understands the degree of dedication it takes to shuffle work, family commitments, and fire department activities. “I would just like to say thanks to all the new recruits for the commitment they have shown in taking time to complete this training”.
Pictured from left to right: (kneeling) Joe Bowen (Main Station), Steve Phillips (Temperance Hall Station), Bradley Taylor (Midway Station), Cory Killian (Main Station), Bradley Johnson (Main Station);
(standing) Justin Brooks (Keltonburg Station), Joey Meyers (Main Station), Amanda Vaughn (Main Station), Billy Fuson (Midway Station);
Not pictured: Steve Rapasy (Midway Station), Eric Snow (Main Station), and Brandi Summers (Belk Station).
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