Shelbyville Fire Department.

 

Fire Fighter 1
 
Jason Armstrong 
Jason is a Bedford County native.  He started with the department as a Volunteer in 2008.  He  became full time in October of 2009.  Jason and his wife, Susan have  two daughters.  He enjoys working outside and spending time with Susan and his daughters, Jacie and Emilie.



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Fire Fighter 2
 
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.


Glen Campbell.
 


Lieutenant/Inspector
 
Glen Campbell
Glen is a native of Bedford County 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.

 

 

Fire Fighter 2
Josh Carlock
Josh served 2 years as a volunteer Firefighter before becoming full time in 2008.  He operates a lawn mowing service on his days off and is single.  Josh enjoys the outdoors and dirt track racing.

   


Chris Cartwright.
 

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. 
Chris is  married to Amy.


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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 September 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.



 

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 2
Amanda
O'Brien
Serving the City of Shelbyville since 2005, Amanda is third generation Fire Fighters.  Amanda enjoys horseback riding, four-wheeling and hunting.
 


Tim.
 

Fire Fighter 2
 
Tim Dixon

Serving the City of Shelbyville since 2005, Tim is married to Amanda  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 time with his daughter.  



Fire Fighter 2
Caleb Doak
Matt is a Bedford County native.  He is a part-time Sherriff Deputy and also helps with the Family Business, Doak Howell Funeral Home.  Matt and his wife, Jessica have have two children.  His children are Dillion and Garrett.  Matt enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with friends.



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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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Lieutenant
 
Jason Gregory
Jason, native of Shelbyville, has been with the Shelbyville Fire Department since October 1998. Prior to being hired with our department he served 3 years as a volunteer with Bedford County. Jason is married to Cindy and 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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john habel.
 

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 retired teacher from 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. 
  



 

Fire Fighter 2
Kenneth Holley
Kenneth joined Shelbyville Fire Department as a volunteer in 2007 and continued full time in 2009. He has been a volunteer in the county since 2001.  Kenneth is a member of the S.R.T. team as a hazard-material technician.  He enjoys spending his free time with his  wife Dawn and hanging out with friends at UVFD.

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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 Kelly.  He enjoys hunting and farming on his days off.


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Deputy 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.

 

Fire Fighter 2
 
Brandon McCullough
Brandon is a Bedford County native.  He has been with the department since October of 2009. Brandon also works at the Bedford County EMS as an EMT-IV.  Brandon and his wife,  Samantha have one daughter, Annsley.




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Public Fire Education Officer/Inspector
 
Brian Nicholson

Brian is a Native o
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
Bonee
Debbie is a Bedford County native and has been with the fire department since June of 2000. She has training in rescue, pumper/apparatus, 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.

 




 

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.

 


gale pinkston.
 

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.

 


brian redd.
 

Lieutenant
Brian Redd
Brian is a Bedford County native and has been with the Shelbyville Fire Department since June 1999.  Brian is married to
Sally and they have a son named Bryson.  His hobbies and interest include:  4-wheeling, deer hunting and fishing. 


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Captain
 
Rob Rhodes
 Captain Rob Rhodes has been with the Shelbyville Fire Department since September 1993. He has a successful lawn service and enjoys any  type of construction and remodeling project. Rob's most enjoyable hobby is blacksmithing and metalworking.
 


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Fire Fighter 2
 
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.



eric smith.
 

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.  


Dwayne Sullivan.
 


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. 

 


Ben Swing.
 

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 2 children, a son Cale and a daughter Ella.  He is a partner in B&E Trim work.

 

Fire Fighter 1
 
Craig Tracy
Craig served as a Volunteer before becoming full-time in 2010.  He enjoys working outside, golf and playing softball.





 

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
Zach Warren
Zach started working with Shelbyville Fire Department in May 2007.  He is a first responder for the City, County and also with Flat Creek volunteer fire dept . Zach is single and he spends his spare time working on the farm.  He also enjoys hunting and fishing.




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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.

 


 


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. 

 


Billy woods.
 

Fire Fighter 2
 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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Captain
John Young
John, an Oregon n
ative, 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 married to Judy.  His interests are restoring vintage automobiles and building street rods.

  

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