Promotions!

The Department recently opened up two Captain positions and two Lieutenant positions. Four volunteers applied for the Lt spots -- Josh Marshall, Chad Stickles, Alex Rupprecht and Alyssa Quaile. The candidates for the Captain slots were Gordon Hill and Hilmar Maier.

All the applicants had to take a written test and undergo an oral interview. Assistant Chief Sparks, Captain Davis and Ester Fire Chief Cameron Wohlford were the interview board.

Deciding who to promote was not an easy task as all the applicants did an outstanding job on both the written test and interview. In the end, Gordon was promoted to Captain with Josh and Chad promoted into the Lt spots. Hilmar and Gordon have both accepted the challenge of pulling Battalion-in-Training shifts.

Applying for promotion and going through the testing and interviews is no small effort -- it implies that one is ready undertake new level of training, commitment and leadership. Congratulations are due to everyone who applied for promotion. Double congrats to those promoted to new positions of responsibility and authority! Triple congratulations and thanks to Hilmar and Gordon for stepping up to the Battalion plate! Good luck to everyone in their new positions.