Personnel
The department is composed of two groups of personnel, career/part time and volunteer. Presently there are forty-three members in the department: twenty-six career members, seven part time members, and ten volunteer members.
Volunteer personnel receive notification of emergency calls via pagers. Typically, there are around ten active volunteer members. Some of the volunteer personnel have completed courses of the N.C. Certification Programs. Volunteer members serve throughout all ranks in the department as officers, driver/operators, and firefighters.
Presently there are twenty-six full time fire department personnel. The Fire Chief, two Deputy Chiefs, two Deputy Fire Marshals, and one Administrative Assistant work daytime hours during the weekdays. The remaining full time staff works a 24.10 hour rotational shift schedule. You will find a link at the bottom of the page which illustrates the shift schedules. Career personnel provide the technical and support services to maintain departmental facilities and equipment that volunteer members are unable to provide due to time limitations and the increasing demands placed on our staff by other agencies. Presently, all members of the career staff hold NC Level II firefighter certification and EMT Level certification. Both the paid and volunteer members of the department provide fire and safety educational programs. Code enforcement and Inspections are conducted by the Fire Marshals. Administrative duties are divided among the Chief, Deputy Fire Chiefs, Deputy Fire Marshals, and Fire Captains. Over the past couple of years the department has computerized some areas of administration and operations to increase efficiency and improve performance. We continue to look for ways to streamline all operations and administration functions.
This is the 2011 Shift Schedule (PDF) for Southern Pines Fire Department personnel.
The Department's personnel is as follows:
Administrative Staff
Fire Chief Hampton Williams
Deputy Chief / Fire Marshal John Stone
Deputy Chief Mike Cameron
Deputy Fire Marshal Buddy Thompson
Deputy Fire Marshal Louis Blanchard
Administrative Assistant Juliet King
Career A-Shift
Captain Scott Padgett
Lieutenant Paul Christopher
Driver/Operator Adam Godfrey
Firefighter Matt Davis
Firefighter Mark Rasdall
Firefighter Chris Phillips
Firefighter Aaron Bostic
Career B-Shift
Captain Paul Padgett
Lieutenant John Strowd III
Firefighter Asa Bailey III
Firefighter Matthew Britt
Driver/Operator Brandon Morris
Firefighter Travis McGougan
Firefighter Reid Lambert
Career C-Shift
Captain Ted Horvath
Lieutenant John McCaskill
Firefighter Richard Fowler
Driver/Operator Tim Smith
Firefighter Brooks Harrington
Firefighter Trent VanBoskerck
Part Time
Firefighter Curtis Holden
Firefighter Chad Thomason
Firefighter Matt Hildebrand
Firefighter Ricky Watts
Firefighter Rodney Sexton
Firefighter Kelly Hall
Firefighter Anthony Greene
Volunteers
Assistant Chief Martin Dowd
Assistant Chief Robert Patterson
Captain Wes Little
Firefighter Carol Dowd
Firefighter Nelson Scott
Firefighter Rodney VanBoskerck
Firefighter Brandon Thompson
Firefighter Jay Hough
Firefighter Edward Crowe
Firefighter Desperado McCrimmon
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