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Fire Fighter
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Jason
Blanton
Jason is a Bedford County
native and served as a volunteer firefighter before being hired full
time in September, 2002. His interests include hunting, fishing and riding
4-wheelers. |
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Lieutenant/Inspector
Glen Campbell
Glen is a native of BedfordCounty and has
been with the Shelbyville
Fire Department since
June of 1999. Glen and his
wife Yuvonda have two children. In his spare
time Glen enjoys
breaking
horses and
farming.
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Fire Fighter
2
Chris
Cartwright
Chris is a Bedford County
native. He has
volunteered
with the city since June
of 2001. He enjoys hunting and fishing. Chris was hired
on as a full time firefighter
in September
2002. |

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Fire Fighter
1
Jerrod
Clanton
Serving the City of
Shelbyville since 2006, Jerrod is the son of Ricky and Diane Clanton.
Jerrod is the Grandson of retired Fire Fighter Donald (Duck) Clanton. Jerrod
enjoys drag racing, hunting and riding motorcycles. |
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Commander
Roger
Clanton
Roger is a Bedford county native, has been with the Shelbyville Fire
Department since Sept. of 1987. He and his wife Renee have 3 children,
Keith, Tyler and Kayla. His hobbies and interests include fishing, horseback
riding and hunting. Roger owns Clanton Automotive Repair Service which he
operates on his days off. |
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Fire Fighter 2
Blane Crump
Blaine has been
with the
Shelbyville
Fire Department since
July of 2000. He enjoys
coon-hunting,
playing
golf, and dirt track racing. Blaine is the owner of
Grass Surgeons
Lawn Care. |

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Fire Fighter 1
Amanda Deason
Serving the City of Shelbyville since 2005, Amanda is third generation Fire
Fighters. Amanda enjoys horseback riding, four-wheeling and hunting.
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Fire Fighter 2
Tim Dixon
Serving the City of Shelbyville since 2005, Tim is married to Amy and they
have a daughter named Zoey. Tim works with Squad One Fire
Extinguishers on his off time. He also plays softball, enjoys fishing
and family time.
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Captain
Matt Doak
Serving the City of
Shelbyville since 1998, Captain for Station #1 and Assistant Training
Officer for the Department. He also serves as the SED Representative
on the Shelbyville Bedford County Special Response Team (S.R.T.). Matt
is a USMC Reservist and a Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. |

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Fire Fighter
2
Joey Edwards
Joey is a native of
Bedford County
and has been with the Shelbyville
Fire Department
since
July 2004, after serving as a volunteer. He is single and works for his
family business, Edwards Exteriors. He also drives a ruck for Areo
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Lieutenant
Jason Gregory
Jason, native of Shelbyville, has been with the Shelbyville Fire Department
since Oct. 1998. Prior to being hired with our department he served 3 years
as a volunteer with Bedford County. Jason has two
daughters, Sydney and Taylor. He is a soccer coach and a huge NASCAR racing
fan. He enjoys working for the Nashville Speedway.
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Chief
John Habel
John has been a member
of the
Shelbyville Fire Department since
August of 1975. He
served in several
positions including
Inspector and Shift
Captain before being
promoted to
Fire Chief
in July of 1999. John
enjoys working on
his farm and fishing in
his spare time. He and his wife Emily, who is a teacher at
Tullahoma High
School, have two sons, John Jr. and Jeff.
John is a member
of the Tennessee
Fire Chiefs Association and the Tennessee
Firemen's Association. |

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Fire Fighter 2
Matt Hart
Matt has been with the Shelbyville Fire
Department since June 2000. Prior to being hired he served as a volunteer
with Bedford County. He and his wife Rachel have a son named Justin. Matt
enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time. |

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Deputy Chief
Alvin Jones
Alvin has been with the Shelbyville Fire
Department since August 1978. He acquired his training at the TN State Fire
School in Murfreesboro. He and his wife Dorothy have two children
Kimberly and Shane, with 2 grandchildren, Jake and Taylor. Alvin's hobbies
are hunting and fishing. |

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Fire Fighter 2
Tripp Kingree
Tripp, a
Bedford County native, has been with the Shelbyville Fire Department since
November 1999. He has training in rescue diving, swift water rescue, EMT and various
fire fighting courses. His wife's name is Megan. He enjoys hunting and
farming on his days off. |

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Assistant Fire Chief
Ricky McConnell
Ricky is
a Bedford County native and
has been
with the Shelbyville Fire Department since
December 1986.
Ricky serves as Senior Inspector for the Shelbyville Fire Department.
He is a member of the Tennessee National Guard and
a Operation Iraqi
Freedom Veteran. |

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Fire Fighter 2
Isaac Meerdink
Serving the City of
Shelbyville since 2006, Isaac is the son of Dr. Beth and Perry
Meerdink. Isaac is married to Sherry and they have a son named
Zachery. Isaac enjoys time with his family and riding dirt bikes. |

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Fire Fighter 2
Alex Murray
Alex moved to Tennessee
in 2006 from Charleston South Carolina. He has been in the Fire
Service since 1999 and has served in the Marines for nine years. |

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Public Fire Education
Officer/Inspector
Brian Nicholson
Brian is a Native of
Nashville and has lived in Shelbyville since 1989. He worked in law
enforcement and criminal justice before entering the fire service.
Brian began his fire service career with the Bedford County Fire Department
in September 1991, and went on to work as a paid member of Volunteer Fire
Service Incorporated. Brian became a member of the Shelbyville Fire
Department in June 1999 . |

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Fire Fighter 2/Inspector
Debbie Oldfield
Debbie is a Bedford County native and has
been with the fire department since June of 2000. She has training in
rescue, pumper/appartus,
extrication, firefighter 1 and 2, ATF Post Blast Investigation, NFPA
Certified Fire Inspector and State Certified Fire Inspector. Debbie is
married with two children. In her spare time she enjoys horseback riding,
camping, fishing
and hiking. |

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Captain
Larry Overcast
Larry,
is a veteran
of the Shelbyville Fire Department and
has
been with the Shelbyville
Fire Department since
April 1985.
He
currently
serves as shift Captain.
He and his wife Kay
have five children. His interests include
camping and raising Pomeranian dogs. his
wife Kay is a bus
driver with the Bedford
Co. School District.
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Fire Fighter 2 Sam Parker
Sam
has been a member of the Shelbyville Fire Department since 1969. He has also
accumulated years with the Ambulance Service and Bedford County Fire
Department. He also served as its first Bedford County Fire Chief in 1978.
In his spare time Sam enjoys motorcycling. Sam has a wife, Patricia, and
three children: Karen, Jammie and Kim.
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Commander
Gale Pinkston
Gale is a Bedford County
native and has been with the Shelbyville Fire Department since June 21,
1986. He owns Pinkston Automotive Service and operates it on his days
off. Gale's hobby is drag racing. He and his wife Carol have
three children, Gary, Lisa, and Jay.
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Fire
Fighter 2
Brian Redd
Brian, a Bedford County native, has been
with the Shelbyville Fire Department since June 1999. His hobbies and
interest include: 4-wheeling, deer hunting and fishing. Brian works
part-time at Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, TN. |

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Captain
Rob Rhodes
I'm Lt. Rob Rhodes and I
have been with the Shelbyville Fire Department since September 1993. He has
a successful lawn service and enjoys any type of construction and remodeling
project. His most enjoyable hobby is blacksmithing and
metalworking. Nothing ever seems to be built strong enough.
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Fire Fighter 1
Jason Richardson
Jason has been with the Department since October 2006. He became a
full time Fire Fighter in July 2007. His father James has been a
volunteer Fire Fighter for over thirty years. In addition to being a
Fire Fighter he is also a licensed Emergency Medical Technician with the
State of Tennessee. Jason is married to Melyndia and they have 2
daughters, Ashlyn and Brooklyn. On his days off he works as the
shipping Manager at Son, Inc. |

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Fire
Fighter 2
Eric Smith
Eric has been with the
Shelbyville Fire Department since June of 2000. Eric's grandfather C. L.
Burris was a long time member of our Department until his death in 1993.
Eric and his wife Julie have two sons Mason and Sam. On his days off Eric likes to do
carpenter work and woodworking. |

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Captain
Aaron Sullivan
Aaron, has served since December 1987 at the
Shelbyville Fire Department, is the nephew of a retired firefighter
and has twin sons, John and Jeff, who are firefighters. His hobbies include
antique tractor pulling and raising beef cattle on his farm with the help of
his wife Wanda. |

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Captain
Dwayne Sullivan
Dwayne is a native of
Shelbyville and been with the Shelbyville Fire Department since January 4,
1981. He became interested in firefighting at a young age while visiting
his uncle, who is now retired, at the Shelbyville Fire Department. When he
became old enough, Dwayne applied for a job with the department and has been
here ever since. He owns a horse farm and works there on his days off.
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Fire Fighter 2
John Sullivan
John
has been a Shelbyville firefighter
has been
with the Shelbyville Fire Department since
June 2000. His
father is a firefighter also. He enjoys antique tractor pulling and raising
cattle in his spare time. John and his twin brother Jeff co-own J & J
Custom Detail . John has one son Jody.
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Fire Fighter 2
Ben Swing
Ben been with the Shelbyville Fire
Department since 1999. He is a graduate of the Atlanta Institute of Music
and enjoys playing golf and music in his spare time. Ben and his wife Kara
have one son, Cale. He is a partner in B&E Trim work. |

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Training Officer
Terry Vinson
Terry has been with our department since
September 9, 1991. He also has years experience with the Bedford County
Volunteer Fire Dept. Terry has 4 children. in his spare time he
enjoys fishing with the Fire Chief and spending time with his wife Laurie
and his daughter. |
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Fire Fighter 2
Kenneth "K.W." Waggoner
Kenneth
"K.W." Waggoner has served with the Shelbyville Fire
Department since February 1976. He does rock masonry and vinyl siding work
on his days off. K.W. enjoys fishing and rabbit hunting in his free time. |

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Commander
Robert Wessner
Robert has been with the
Shelbyville Fire Department since July 1970. He and his wife Donna have
three children, two girls and one boy. In his spare time his loves riding
his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Robert owns a small business, Wessner's
Auto Haul, which he operates on his days off. |

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Captain
Mike Wilson
Mike, a native of Richmond, Indiana. He has
served with the county since 1993 and the city since January 1998. A friend
talked Mike into Volunteering 9 years ago and he has been hooked ever
since. In his spare time mike enjoys fishing and spending time with his
wife Tammy and their three children Tyler, Brandon,
and Breanna. |
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Fire Fighter 2
James Davis Wilson Jr.
"Jimbo" has been with our
department since June 2000. He earned a B.S. degree in plant and soil
Sciences from middle Tennessee State University and owns Turf-Busters a Lawn
Care Services. He enjoys working in his business and trading cars and
trucks on his off days. Jimbo's motto is "too lazy to work and too
chicken to steal." |

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Fire Fighter Billy Woods
Billy is a native of
Shelbyville and has been with the Shelbyville
Fire Department
since
January 2004. He enjoys fishing, hunting and the great
outdoors. He is single. |

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Lieutenant
John Young
John, an Oregon native,
has been a Shelbyville firefighter
has been
with the Shelbyville Fire Department since June 1999.
John's training includes
firefighting, vehicle extrication, pumper operations and aircraft crash and
recovery. John is single and his interests are restoring vintage
automobiles and building street rods. |