Fire Wire - Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services
Fire Wire - Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services
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The <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>Wire</strong><br />
Page 3<br />
Nine <strong>Fire</strong>fighters Recently Promoted<br />
Six <strong>Cherokee</strong> <strong>County</strong> firefighters were promoted<br />
during ceremonies today on May 1st at the<br />
<strong>Cherokee</strong> <strong>County</strong> Administrative Offices located at<br />
The Bluffs in Canton. Greg Erdely was promoted as<br />
the new Division Chief for Field Operations. Kerry<br />
Hughes was promoted to Battalion Chief. Shannon<br />
Gibbs was promoted to Captain <strong>and</strong> Ross<br />
Carmichael was promoted to Lieutenant. Plus, two<br />
firefighters, Clay Gridley <strong>and</strong> Heath King, were<br />
promoted to Sergeant.<br />
Attending the promotion ceremony were (left to<br />
right): Tim Prather, <strong>Cherokee</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> Chief,<br />
Eddie Robinson, Assistant <strong>Fire</strong> Chief, Greg Erdely,<br />
Division Chief of Field Operations, Kerry Hughes,<br />
Battalion Chief, Captain Shannon Gibbs, Lieutenant<br />
Ross Carmichael, Sergeant Clay Gridley <strong>and</strong><br />
Sergeant Heath King.<br />
Greg Erdely, came to work for the fire department 18<br />
years ago <strong>and</strong> was promoted to the rank of Sergeant<br />
in September of 1998 <strong>and</strong> promoted to Lieutenant in<br />
November of 2001. After being promoted to Captain<br />
in 2003, Erdley went on to become a Battalion Chief<br />
in 2005. Kerry Hughes has worked for <strong>Cherokee</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Services</strong> for 25 years.<br />
In 1996, Hughes received his first promotion to<br />
Sergeant. Three years later, he was promoted to<br />
Lieutenant <strong>and</strong> in 2003 he became a Captain.<br />
Shannon Gibbs has been with the department since<br />
1999 <strong>and</strong> was promoted to Sergeant two years later. He became a Lieutenant in 2008. Ross Carmichael’s<br />
employment with the fire department started in 2001. He became a Sergeant in August of 2003. Clay<br />
Gridley has been with the department since 2007 <strong>and</strong> Heath King reported for work in 2008.<br />
Three <strong>Cherokee</strong> <strong>County</strong> firefighters were promoted<br />
during ceremonies on June 5th that were also held<br />
at the <strong>Cherokee</strong> <strong>County</strong> Administrative Offices<br />
located at The Bluffs in Canton. Phillip Shrout, David<br />
Gann <strong>and</strong> John Carroll were promoted to the rank of<br />
Sergeant.<br />
John Carroll came to work for <strong>Cherokee</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Fire</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Emergency</strong> <strong>Services</strong> in 2004, while David Gann<br />
<strong>and</strong> Phillip Shrout started working with the<br />
department in 2007.<br />
Numerous firefighters, chiefs <strong>and</strong> family members<br />
attended the event. Congratulations to all that were<br />
promoted today.<br />
Attending the promotion ceremony were (left to<br />
right): Greg Erdely, Field Operations Chief, Eddie<br />
Robinson, Assistant <strong>Fire</strong> Chief, Sergeant Phillip<br />
Shrout, Sergeant David Gann, Sergeant John Carrol<br />
<strong>and</strong> Tim Prather, <strong>Cherokee</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Fire</strong> Chief.
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