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ORFD will recognize members for cardiac arrest save; honor firefighter, officer

Posted at 11:18 pm January 31, 2015
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Steve London

Steve London

Eric Mocsari

Eric Mocsari

The Oak Ridge Fire Department will host a February ceremony that will recognize members for a cardiac arrest save in November and honor the firefighter and fire officer of the year.

The ceremony will be at 6 p.m. February 13 at Fire Station Number 3, which is at 333 Tuskegee Drive.

The Department will recognize Engine Company 2C for the cardiac arrest save, a press release said. This was the sixth cardiac arrest save within the last 12 months for the Oak Ridge Fire Department. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fire, Front Page News, Honors and Spotlight, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: captain, cardiac arrest, Darryl Kerley, Eric Mocsari, fire officer, Fire Officer of the Year, Firefighter of the Year, firefighters, Knoxville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Officer of the Year, ORFD, paramedics, Smoke Diver's Course, Steve London, training

Honors: Oak Ridge firefighter receives national accreditation

Posted at 2:11 am July 20, 2014
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Kerry Osborne

Kerry Osborne

The Center for Public Safety Excellence has notified Captain Kerry Osborne of the Oak Ridge Fire Department that he has received national accreditation as a fire officer.

The Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc., or CPSE, is a nonprofit organization that, for more than a decade, has helped local public safety agencies around the world streamline and improve the services they provide their communities, a press release said. Through its individual commissions, CPSE provides programs that include accreditation for fire and emergency service agencies and professional designations for senior-level fire and emergency service officers.

The press release said Osborne has worked in the emergency services field for more than 21 years and has been with the ORFD since 2007, serving as a captain since 2012. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: accreditation, Center for Public Safety Excellence, CPSE, Darryl Kerley, emergency services, fire, fire instructor, fire officer, Josh Waldo, Kerry Osborne, Oak Ridge Fire Chief, paramedic

Spotlight: ORFD officers receive national accreditation

Posted at 1:14 am April 15, 2014
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Charlie Elliott

Charlie Elliott

The Center for Public Safety Excellence has notified three members of the Oak Ridge Fire Department that they have received national accreditation.

The Center for Public Safety Excellence Inc. is a nonprofit organization that, for more than a decade, has helped local public safety agencies around the world streamline and improve the services they provide their communities, a press release said. Through its individual commissions, CPSE provides a host of programs including accreditation for fire and emergency service agencies and professional designations for senior-level fire and emergency service officers.

Capt. Charlie Elliott, Capt. Brandon Payne, and Firefighter Engineer Jordan Alcorn have received notification from the Center for Public Safety Excellence that they have been approved for the designation of fire officer, or FO. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Honors and Spotlight, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire Tagged With: Brandon Payne, Center for Public Safety Excellence, CFO, Charlie Elliott, chief fire officers, Commission on Professional Credentialing, Darryl Kerley, fire officer, FO, Jordan Alcorn, Josh Waldo, Oak Ridge Fire Department

Four Oak Ridge fire officers receive national accreditation

Posted at 1:25 am June 28, 2013
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Darryl Kerley

Darryl Kerley

Josh Waldo

Josh Waldo

The Center for Public Safety Excellence has notified four officers of the Oak Ridge Fire Department that they have received national accreditation, a press release said.

ORFD Fire Chief Darryl Kerley and Assistant Fire Chief Josh Waldo have been notified that they have been approved for the designation of chief fire officer, the release said. Battalion chiefs Marty Griffith and Joseph Durham have been approved for the designation of fire officer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Center for Public Safety Excellence, CFO, chief fire officer, Chief Fire Officer Designation Program, CPSE, Darryl Kerley, fire officer, FO, Joseph Durham, Josh Waldo, Marty Griffith, national accreditation, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD

Fire Department, state Fire Academy hosting fire officer class

Posted at 8:35 am March 11, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Fire Department has been hosting the Tennessee Fire Academy for a Fire Officer I and II class, a press release said.

ORFD has been hosting the class with the Tennessee Fire Service and Code Academy. It started the first week of January and will end the last week of March.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: assignments, Athens Fire Department, class, fire officer, National Fire Protection Association, Oak Ridge Fire Department, ORFD, Tennessee Commission on Fire Fighting, Tennessee Fire Academy, Tennessee Fire Service and Code Academy, training

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