GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A number of employees at the Grand Rapids Fire Department will receive promotions during an official ceremony happening at 1:00 p.m. Thursday. The ceremony will be held at Grand Rapids Franklin Street Fire Station, 115 Franklin St. SW.
The following employees are being promoted to these titles:
Deputy Fire Chief - Support Services Ronald Tennant
Deputy Fire Chief - Operations Todd VanderWall
Assistant Fire Chief - Brad Brown
Fire Battalion Chief - David Noorman
Fire Chief - Training - Wesley Kelley
Fire Captain - Prevention - Donald Gerkey
Fire Captain - Mark Fankhauser
Fire Captain - Training Steven Lohman
Fire Captain - EMS Coordinator Stephen MacBride
Fire Lieutenant - Training Gregory Miller
Fire Lieutenant - Prevention Inspector Roy LaGrone
Fire Lieutenant - Prevention Inspector David Olivier
Fire Lieutenant - Joshua Veldkamp
Assistant Supervisor Fleet Maintenance - Todd Wright
Fire Equipment Operator - Darcy Cooper
Fire Equipment Operator - Aaron Draper
Fire Equipment Operator - David Fountain
Fire Equipment Operator - John Keillor
Fire Equipment Operator - Adam Lubbers
Fire Equipment Operator - Joel MacDonald
Fire Equipment Operator - Jonathan VanLente
Information Systems Coordinator - Brian Block
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