Columbia Fire Department: 19 CRFD Members Earn Promotions In Early 2022

Columbia SC

11 May, 2022

3:27 PM

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Press release from Columbia Fire Department: May 4, 2022 The Columbia-Richland Fire Department ushered in 2022 by promoting 19 members to new ranks of leadership. Since the beginning of the year, CRFD has promoted one new battalion chief as well as five new fire captains and seven new fire engineers. In addition to that five firefighters were promoted to the rank of senior firefighter and the department also appointed a new coordinator to oversee volunteer fire stations. With their friends and family members looking on, each honoree officially received their new badge from Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins during a series of ceremonial pinnings at CRFD headquarters. The department is proud to recognize the following members on their recent promotions and appointments: Promoted to Senior Firefighter Kevin McDonald Peyton Simien William Slicer Brendan Spears Len Stokes Jr. Promoted to Engineer Thomas Bookman Javier Colon John Douglass Spencer Heath Joshua McGee Jaered Shelton Daniel Watson Promoted to Fire Captain Raymond Champagne David China Layne Dowey William Marker Leroy Todd Promoted to Battalion Chief Jason Herbert Appointed to Volunteer Coordinator Richard Wymer This press release was produced by Columbia Fire Department. The views expressed here are the author's own.