[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Alexandria Fire Chief Robert C. Dubé to Retire; Corey A. Smedley Appointed Acting Chief

[KA4GFY]

Congrats to Chief Smedley and best wishes to Chief Dube in his retirement!!

Rich, KA4GFY


> On June 6, 2019 at 9:15 AM Ian <iann8ik at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Alexandria Fire Chief Robert C. Dubé to Retire; Corey A. Smedley Appointed
> Acting Chief
> 
> *For Immediate Release: June 6, 2019*
> 
> Alexandria Fire Chief Robert C. Dubé has announced that he will retire,
> effective July 3. City Manager Mark B. Jinks has appointed Assistant Fire
> Chief of Administration Corey A. Smedley as acting fire chief.
> 
> "I thank Chief Dubé for his many contributions at the helm of the
> Alexandria Fire Department," said Jinks. "His accomplishments have provided
> critical support for Alexandria's firefighters and EMS providers, helping
> them protect our community and its excellent quality of life. We wish him
> all the best for a well-earned retirement."
> 
> "It has been one of the honors of my professional career to lead this great
> department and its dedicated members," said Dubé. "I thank them for the
> amazing work they do every day to help keep our community safe, and I am
> confident that our current leadership and passionate team of firefighters
> and EMS providers will continue this department's proud 153-year tradition
> of service."
> 
> Dubé, a 40-year veteran of the fire service, joined the City in 2014.
> During his tenure, the Fire Department established a comprehensive Health,
> Safety & Risk Management unit; obtained more than $5 million in grant
> funding to help provide paramedic and special operations training, and
> four-person staffing; implemented the fire/medic program and developed
> paramedic engine companies; placed a dedicated heavy rescue service company
> in service for the first time; and designed and purchased custom ladder
> trucks, engines, and heavy rescue and hazardous materials response units
> designed for operations in an urban environment.
> 
> Smedley, who joined the City in 2015, previously served as Deputy Fire
> Chief of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. As Deputy Chief, he
> worked with local and regional partners to develop the City's Emergency
> Operations Plan and Threats and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
> Plan. He was responsible for initiating the City's new Emergency Operations
> Center, which was activated for the first time in May 2019. He has worked
> with various state, regional and local agencies to provide training for the
> City's public safety personnel and staff in other departments. He was
> promoted to Assistant Fire Chief of Administration in January 2019.
> 
> Prior to Alexandria, Smedley served as the Deputy Chief of the Prince
> George's County (Md.) Fire/EMS Department responsible for administrative
> services and budget. He began his career with the department in 1995 as a
> firefighter.
> 
> "Chief Smedley's extensive experience and dedication to the fire service,
> emergency management, and working with our regional partners has been an
> asset to the City," said Jinks. "His expertise makes him well suited to
> lead the Fire Department as acting chief during this interim period."
> 
> Smedley holds a bachelor's degree in mass media from the University of the
> District of Columbia and a master's degree in management from Johns Hopkins
> University. He is a Nationally Registered Paramedic and a fire inspector,
> instructor and investigator. He has also earned the Certified Public
> Manager credential from The George Washington University.
> 
> *For media inquiries, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications
> Officer, at andrea.blackford at alexandriava.gov
> <andrea.blackford at alexandriava.gov> or 703.746.3959.*
> 
> # # #
> 
> This news release is available at alexandriava.gov/110041.
> ______________________________________________________________
> AlexandriaRadioClub mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/alexandriaradioclub
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:AlexandriaRadioClub at mailman.qth.net
> 
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html