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Duty Crew shirt colors: Firefighters – navy blue and Officers – gray. In addition, our PIO wears neon pink for easy reference for the public and our chief also wears red.
In October, our crew (no matter their rank) wears Azelea Pink in support of cancer survivors.
SSVFD Supporter t-shirts coming soon!
Last updated on March 26, 2026
Officers
Fire Chief 1400 James Vaughn
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
Firefighter I & II
Fire Officer I (Pending)
Fire Instructor I (Pending)
EMT-B
Naloxone Instructor
Car Seat Technician
Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Handling Propane Emergencies
Hazmat Awareness & Operations
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
School Bus Rescue
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
Further certificates available upon request.
Deputy Fire Chief 1401 Jack “Bub” Burgess
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
Fire I & II
Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Farm Equipment Rescue
School Bus Rescue
Hazmat Operations
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
EMR
Naloxone trained
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
Assistant Fire Chief 1402 Dwayne McAtee
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
Fire I & II (pending)
EMT-B
Naloxone Instructor
Hazmat Awareness & Operations
Handling Propane Emergencies
The Art of Reading Smoke
Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Wildland 1 & 2
TIMS
IS 100, 100le, 200, 700, 800
Further certificates available upon request.
Assistant Fire Chief, Admin Chief & Public Information Officer 1403 Samantha Dale Vaughn
Certifications/Certificates
EMR
Naloxone Instructor
Car Seat Technician
Vehicle Rescue: Technician
TIMS
Advanced Public Information Officer
Public Information Officer (Basic)
All-Hazards Liaison Officer
All-Hazards Communications Unit Leader
Fire and Ambulance Board Certified
Handling Propane Emergencies
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
HSEEP
Advanced Professional Series
Professional Development Series
IS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800
General class Amateur Radio KE0LMY
SKYWARN Spotter
Further certificates available here.
Captain 1404 Marion “Ike” Watts
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
Lieutenant 1406 Tony Reeder
Certifications/Certificates
EMR
Naloxone trained
Wildland Firefighting
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
Lieutenant, Chief Medical Officer & Chaplain 1407 Samuel Kerns
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
EMT-B
Naloxone trained
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
Wildland Firefighting
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
Firefighters and Reservists
Senior Firefighter 1410 Joshua Hall
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
Firefighter I & II
EMR
Vehicle Rescue: Technician
Hazmat Awareness & Operations
Structural Collapse Rescue Awareness
Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Awareness
Handling Propane Emergencies
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800, 804, 809, 810
Firefighter 1411 Alison “Marie” Reeder
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
EMR
Naloxone trained
Wildland Firefighting
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
EMT 1412 Ashley Kerns
Certifications/Certificates
EMT-B
Naloxone trained
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
Wildland Firefighting
Reservist 1413 Luke Gordon
Certifications/Certificates
Firefighter I & II (pending)
Hazmat Awareness & Operations
EMT-B
Wildland Firefighting
Landing Zone trained with MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
EMT 1414 David White
Certifications/Certificates
EMT-B
Naloxone trained
Landing Zone trained with MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
Firefighter 1415 J. Scott Kuyper
Certifications/Certificates
Wildland Firefighting
Landing Zone trained with MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
Technician class Amateur Radio KF7KBN
SKYWARN Spotter
IS 100, 200, 230b, 700, 800, 802
Firefighter 1416 Jeffrey Elder
Certifications/Certificates
Basic Fire
EMR
Naloxone trained
Vehicle Fire Fighting
Wildland Firefighting
Handling Propane Emergencies
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
EMR 1417 Heather Shetler
Certifications/Certificates
EMR
Naloxone trained
Wildland Firefighting
Landing Zone trained with Mercy and MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
EMT 1418
Jessica White
Certifications/Certificates
EMT-B
Wildland Firefighting
Landing Zone trained with MU2
The Art of Reading Smoke
IS 100, 200, 700, 800
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