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Oak Ridge Fire Department announces promotions, new firefighters

Posted at 2:15 pm December 23, 2015
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Jody Durham

Jody Durham

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The Oak Ridge Fire Department recently held a ceremony to promote three officers and to introduce four new firefighters and their families to the organization. Congratulations to these recently promoted officers and new firefighters.

Jody Durham was promoted from battalion chief to assistant chief of operations. He has been with Oak Ridge Fire Department for more than 10 years. Durham has experience as a U.S. Department of Energy firefighter and as a paramedic with Morgan County Ambulance Service.

Eric Rackard

Eric Rackard

Eric Rackard was promoted from captain to battalion chief and is assigned as the A-Shift commander. He has been with Oak Ridge Fire Department for eight years, and he has served as a firefighter/engineer and paramedic.

Rackard is an Air Force veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Eric Rackard, firefighters, Gage Whitman, Greg Fisher, James Jordain, Jody Durham, Jordan Alcorn, Josh Kerley, Knoxville Fire Department, Marlow Fire Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oliver Springs Fire Department, ORFD, promotions, Rural/Metro Fire Department

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