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Gatlinburg's
Operations division is made up of 3 shifts that work a 24 hour
period. Paramedics/EMTs work 24 hours on and 48 hours off
shift. We have one Captain, Lieutenant and 9 Firefighters/EMTS
or Firefighter/Paramedics per shift. The shift captain is
the supervisor of the shift and carries roles such as fire ground
incident command and incident decision making as well as all
scheduling and coordinating the daily events of the shift
that is on duty.
Captains
of the Fire Department
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Captain
David
Puckett
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Captain
Wayne Brandenburg
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Captain
Tommy Perryman 
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Lieutenants
of the Fire Department
The
Lieutenant on shift's main responsibility is operations officer
for the fire company. He/She is the commanding officer on
the fire engine, tanker or rescue vehicle. If the captain on
duty cannot come in for any reason then the lieutenant becomes acting captain.
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Lieutenant
Terry Maney
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Lieutenant
Vickie McCarter
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The
firefighter/EMT's or firefighter/paramedic's role on shift consists
of, but are not limited to fighting structure fires, vehicle and brush
fires, responding to, caring for and transporting patients up to
their scope of practice in emergency medical situations,
conducting technical search and rescue activities and responding
to hazardous material emergencies. They also fulfill any
other requirements deemed necessary by the captain, lieutenant or the Fire
Chief.
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After more than 40 years of loyal service to the city of
Gatlinburg, Captain James Shults has retired.
Congratulations, sir and Happy Retirement. |
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