Four Murfreesboro Fire & Rescue Department Firefighters were recently promoted to Driver. Adam Brown, Karl Daigle, David Frost, and Jim White were promoted on December 14.
Adam Brown has been with the department since January 2005. He has obtained the following certifications: Firefighter I, Journeyman Firefighter, Pumper Driver Operator, Fire Apparatus Operator, Instructor I, and Officer I. He is a certified Hazardous Materials Technician, Child Safety Seat Technician, and an EMT-IV. He also has an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science. Adam serves on the department’s Insurance Services Office (ISO) Committee and assists two other personnel with the review of all fire and medical reports.
Karl Daigle has been with the department since January 2004. He has obtained the following certifications: Firefighter I, Journeyman Firefighter, Fire Apparatus Operator, and Instructor I. He is certified as a Hazardous Materials Technician, EMT-IV, and CPR Instructor. He has also completed Swiftwater I and II. Karl served in the U.S. Navy as a Firefighter for four years.
David Frost has been with the department since September 2006. He has obtained the following certifications: Firefighter I, Journeyman Firefighter, Pumper Driver Operator, Fire Apparatus Operator, Officer I, and Instructor I. He is a certified Hazardous Materials Technician and Rope Technician. David has a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technologies and is a TARS Instructor I for Extrication, EVOC, and Vanessa K. Free training. David also serves on the department’s Grant and ISO committees and is skilled in the repair and maintenance of the department’s Holmatro extrication tools. He was very instrumental in the development of the department’s pre-planning program and created a document that has been placed on each aerial apparatus that shows how high an aerial will reach depending on its distance to a building. David, who was named Firefighter of the Year in 2011, is also very involved in the Fire Prevention Play Dante’s Dance, as he is the one of the main characters, “Sparky.”
Jim White has been with the department since June 2003. He has obtained the following certifications: Firefighter I, Journeyman Firefighter, Pumper Driver Operator, Fire Apparatus Operator, Aerial Apparatus Driver Operator, Officer I and II, and Instructor I. He is a Hazardous Materials Technician, Rope Technician, Structural Collapse Technician, and an EMT-IV. Jim has also completed Swiftwater I and II and has assisted with the department’s water and rope awareness programs.
“These gentlemen are all outstanding, dedicated employees,” said Deputy Chief Roger Toombs. “We believe that their training and experience will make them great Drivers for the department.”