Fire Chief

Coty Norton, EMT/FF

Duties and Responsibilities of the Fire Chief

  • Commands the Fire Department and does related work as required

  • Commands the Fire Department in the protection of life and property

  • The chief works largely independently in supervising all operations and in seeing that desired work results are achieved.

  • Plans departmental operations with respect to equipment, apparatus and personnel and supervises the placing of such plans into effect

  • Directs a comprehensive training program

  • Issues orders for improvement of work methods and enforces rules and regulations

  • Prepares budget estimates of anticipated expenditures and needs

  • Responds to fire alarms and personally supervises fire fighting operations when possible

  • Keeps informed as to personnel, property and operation of the department

  • Analyzes and takes action on information to improve operations

  • Assigns personnel and equipment to such duties as the service requires

The chief must combine a broad knowledge of operational fire fighting techniques, responding to other types of 911 calls as well as being an effective administrator. This requires a sound knowledge of the laws, rules and regulation relating to fire control as well and how they might apply in his or her fire district. Above all, the chief must lead and command personnel effectively, maintain discipline in emergency situations and earn the respect of departmental members.

Assistant Fire Chief

Shane Poole, MR/CFF

VFD Captains

Levi Roullard, 1st Captain, FF/Safety/Vehicle Maintenance

Jeremy Trantham, 2nd Captain, CFF/EMT

VFD Lieutenants

Duties and Responsibilities of Lieutenants

Monica Norton, 1st Lieutenant, EMT-P, CFF, Med/Secretary

Tim Waldroup, 2nd Lieutenant, FF / Training

Medical Officer

Monica Ensley, 2nd Lieutenant, AEMT, MO, TO, CFF

The medical officer, by recent tradition, is a trained and certified EMT. The medical officer's duties include ensuring that EMT's have the proper equipment to provide the standard of care. He/she must respond to calls, assist other EMT's on a call or assume command of a medical scene. The medical officer is responsible for filing reports, ordering supplies, and seeing that emergency medical support is available to fire fighters in distress. In addition, he/she must review the types of medical situations that occur in Spring Creek and set training goals based on that data.

Training Officer

Tim Waldroup, 2nd Lieutenant, FF, Training

The training officer is responsible for executing a training program that supports the Chief's plans for the department. He/she locates trainers and sets the schedule for what training is conducted by week. This officer monitors all training, on-site and off-site, for all members of the department. He/she must review all incident reports to see what types of training may be needed. The training officer must maintain all training records, individual and departmental, to ensure that members meet the required 36 hours per year.

Secretary

Monica Ensley, 2nd Lieutenant, AEMT, MO, TO, CFF

VFD Board Representative/Liaison
Joshua Strange

Vehicle Maintenance Officer

Levi Roullard, 1st Captain, FF/Vehicle Maintenance

Chaplin

Art Dmytriyev, FF

1403 Certified Firefighters

Coty Norton
Shane Poole
Jeremy Trantham
Joy Poole
Laurie Bartling

Firefighters

Ed Johnson
Taylor Trantham
Lane Gentry
Jim Foster
Tim Waldroup
Charlie Duckett
Art Dmytriyev
John Kirkpatrick
Buz Wiseman
Charlie Duckett
Danny Wilcox
Michael Gehlhar
Ryan Holm
Kristy Waldroup
Peder Clary
Avi Judd
Charles Hemphill
Casey Duckett
Alyssa Sawyer (Jr. Firefighter)
Lydia Trantham (Jr. Firefighter)
Kyah Speight (Jr. Firefighter)

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT)

Coty Norton
Jeremy Trantham
Joy Poole
Laurie Bartling
Taylor Trantham

Emergency Medical Responders (EMR)

Shane Poole

Search and Rescue Technicians (SAR Tech) Level I, II, or III