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FIRE CHIEF RICHARD "RICK" BEAMAN
Fire Chief Beaman holds a bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety as well as an associate degree in Fire Science. He is certified as Fire Officer IV, Instructor II, Hazardous Materials Incident Commander, Technical Rescue Specialist, NAUI Rescue Diver, Ag.Rescue Specialist, NIMS/ICS Instructor, and many other specialty area mastery level certifications. He began his career in public service in the US Navy. After completing basic training in San Diego CA, he was assigned to Naval Submarine Base New London (Connecticut) and then assigned to the Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet - San Diego aboard the USS Louisville SSN 724 attached to the Kitty Hawk Battle Group where he achieved his subsurface warfare certification. In addition to his normal duties on the submarine Chief Beaman volunteered to lead the ships Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT) and helped the USS Louisville win 3 consecutive Battle “E” awards. He currently services as the Emergency Managment Division Manager for the City of Austin, Texas Water.
It is important to note he is a proud second-generation Firefighter following the footsteps of his Mother. It was during his time as a volunteer firefighter, that Chief Beaman recognized his passion and commitment for the Fire Service and the need for better funding, training, and community-oriented services.
With his passion ever-growing and the drive to serve others, Chief Beaman began dedicating nearly all his free time to educating himself and others within the department. As the once, tiny, rural department began to grow and expand the services they provided to the citizens they served Chief Beaman moved through the ranks from firefighter/EMT to Lieutenant, Captain, Assistant Chief and ultimately Fire Chief.
Fire Chief Beaman refused to stop growing the department. He led the effort to consolidate two small neighboring departments (Lytton Springs VFD and Niederwald VFD) into one more efficient, full-service, department. Following the merger Chief Beaman was honored to be named the first Fire Chief of Chisholm Trail Fire Rescue. After some years relocated to Kyle, Texas where he obtained a career Deputy Fire Chief’s position growing the agency from only two full time positions to over 70 volunteer and 25 career Firefighter, EMT and Paramedics until his retirement in 2013. Today he continues his commitment in service to others by serving as the Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Austin Texas. Chief Beaman has spent countless hours, assisted with numerous resources, and is constantly demonstrating an unwavering loyalty to assisting Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue with its continued ongoing success. He truly is one that embraces philosophy and continues to carry the torch of commitment to progression by way of adhering to Honesty, Integrity, and Loyalty.
It is for all these attributes and so many others that he was bestowed the honor of being named the first Fire Chief Emeritus award by the proud men and women of the Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue Department. |
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FIRE CHIEF STEVEN MOODY
With over 54 years in the Fire & Emergency Services Industry, since 1969 and since 1983 took the reins of guiding as its Chief the busiest volunteer fire department in Suffolk, Virginia. Serving as a Commonwealth of Virginia State Firemen’s Association Delegate, Executive Board member for the Tidewaters Firefighter’s Association, and President of the Suffolk Virginia Fire Commission. He is a Commonwealth of Virginia and National Professional Qualifications Board Certified Firefighter II, Fire Instructor III and Hazardous Materials Incident Commander.
Alongside him was his wife Wendy, Son Steven, Daughter Crystal and now his 6 grandchildren. He is a longtime proud Master Mason. His leadership style is what would later be called "Moody Style of management". And his putting the “D” back in discipline was a recognizable solid area leadership standard approach. His approach as a leader was simple; Honesty, Integrity, Unwavering loyalty to service; demonstrating and leading by example for others to follow. He is a service trend setter and a hard charger. His command-and-control presence on and off the fireground was one that is hardly experienced by even today’s most experienced fireground tactical practitioners. He not only impacted how the service was to be provided for the citizens of his area but had an even broader brush stroke impact in other areas from Tidewater and to Richmond, Mountains of Shenandoah, the Northern tier of Virginia to even right here in the Lake Jericho Borough. This certainly was one that laid certain parts of the foundation of some of areas Fire Service leaders management style of today. He without concern of comfort and the popularity of opinion allowed for and led the way for the first successful First responder program and then ALS first responder program within the City of Suffolk, Virginia. He allowed the inception of the first coordinated successful Cadet Firefighter program in the area that yielded some of the most consummate, loyal professionals in the areas Fire Emergency Services today.
As our department was revitalizing, he was there to assist with sound advice, unrestricted resources and carde blanch support in all avenues to bring us where we are today. It was without question when our department family created this namesake award that it was obvious one name that should absolutely be a recipient. It is because of these and so many other attributes that the proud membership of the Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue awarded him the Fire Chief Emeritus Award. |
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FIRE CHIEF BRION K. BEAR
Fire Chief Bear is a native of Hopewell, Virginia. Affectionately known by most all as “Chief BooBoo” of whom has been a Department of the Army employee for more than 28 years and a firefighter for over 35 years. His federal service began in 1994 with the United States Department of Defense at Fort Lee Fire & Emergency Services.
Assistant Chief Bear rose to the rank of Assistant Chief of Operations for the Directorate of Emergency Services, Fire and Emergency Services, Fort Lee and now serving as the Deputy Director of Emergency Management for Prince George County, Virginia.
Chief Bear was a senior leadership team member that developed Crater Technical Rescue Team and served as a -Team Leader, a team leader for the Crater Hazmat and Board of Director Member for over 20 years. An ALS provider and a driving force along with our own Deputy Chief Vinup to bring that department’s very first official EMS first responder and Advanced Life Support agency in 1995.
Chief Bear has numerous fire and emergency services certifications including firefighter, Fire Officer IV, Fire Instructor III, Fire Inspector III, technical rescue specialist and a Nationally Registered EMT-Intermediate to name a few. Most importantly of all his accomplishments he is a loving husband to Kim, Father to three children Candice, Christopher (which is a career firefighter himself), Nevaeh and a proud Grandfather. He is an ordained minister. He is a Lifetime member of Prince George County Fire & Emergency Services Jefferson Park Fire Department as an active member and a past Fire Chief since its inception in 1987. He has since retired from Federal Service and has been tapped for the Deputy Emergency Management Director for Prince George County Virginia.
Chief Bear has provided substantial mentorship to not only a vast array of some of the best of the best of Fire Service Leadership by way of his leadership, reputation and through interactions on and off emergency incidents, community education outreach, his actions, and his deeds of good work. He has been known for having a calm demeanor, a superior demonstrated leadership quality that most aspire to obtain within the scope of their career, common sense approach by nature, his can do attitude, and a selfless sense of loyalty to all to which he comes in contact with. It is all these qualities and so many more that has been apparent to all in which he has come in contact that he is in fact a genuinely committed standard setter for excellence and has an unwavering dedication to our department in so many ways for the last 10 years by way of mentorship, instruction, representation at State and Congressional hearings specifically to our department but in overall the fire and emergency services industry in general. He has been instrumental in obtaining resources and donations that have been a palpable in how we can provide such a progressive industry leading standard of service.
This is why he has been awarded the Fire Chief Emeritus Award by the proud members of the Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue Department. |
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FIRE CHIEF JAMES BRYANT
Starting as a career Firefighter with the City of Lyndon Fire Department around 1996 and then joining the La Grange Fire & Department in 2000. He is a Commonwealth of Kentucky certified and seasoned Firefighter and Fireground Commander. Chief Bryant has exemplified traditional Fire Service values while embracing progression within the service in which he has been dedicated. His staunch dedication and loyalty by itself are hard to find in this generation of Fire Service providers.
Chief Benny, as he is affectionately known, has been a driving partnering force for both Lake Jericho Fire and Lagrange forging the relationship that both agencies enjoy today. Chief Bryant demonstrates the qualities that are our department’s foundation to service. "Honesty" - in how he relates with others. Integrity - In which how he performs the duties he has chosen to selflessly perform and Loyalty to Service.
His leadership, reputation and through interactions on and off emergency incidents, community education outreach, his actions, and his deeds of good work is an omni-presence when anyone comes in contact with him. For having a calm demeanor, a superior demonstrated fireground leadership and presence is a quality that most aspire to obtain within the scope of their career, his common-sense approach by nature, his can do attitude, and a selfless sense of loyalty to all to which he comes in contact with. It is all these qualities and so many more that has been apparent to all in which he has come in contact that he is in fact a genuinely committed standard setter and has an unwavering dedication to not only our fire department but in overall the fire and emergency services industry in general. His unwavering loyalty and dedication to ensuring not only our department but our department membership family is provided for provides an additional calm during any storm.
It is our privilege to bestow something of this magnitude on someone who has demonstrated unwavering loyalty to our Lake Jericho Fire Family. The Fire Chief Emeritus Award
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