This area is to share promotion announcements from the South East Region. Thank you chapters for your mentorship and support. Congratulations to all that are promoting!
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This area is to share promotion announcements from the South East Region. Thank you chapters for your mentorship and support. Congratulations to all that are promoting!
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Travis Calloway Lynchburg FD from SER Lynchburg, VA – Promotion
Brother Travis Calloway Lynchburg FD from Lynchburg, VA has been promoted to Captain. Way to go!
SER Member Promotion – Lance Blakey
The IABPFF Congratulates newly promoted Battalion Chief Lance Blakey on his promotion.
You are invited to the Charlottesville Fire Departments’ awards and recognition ceremony on October 27 at 10 am in Charlottesville, Va.
This is to celebrate Battalion Chief Lance Blakey’s historic promotion. Please scan the QR code or click the Google link below for up-to-date event information. #166 Years
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAoKURKLhIdSifq69uHSFg6lmwM4_oaB0dna5LTma04_9LHQ/viewform
CONGRATS CHIEF BLAKEY!
This and all other SER promotions can be seen online: https://iabpf.org/?page_id=746
1st Black Female Captain of the Baltimore City Fire Dept – Khalilah Yancey
A big congratulations to the Vulcan Balzers, Inc member and IABPFF Corresponding Secretary Khalilah Yancey on her promotion. Way to go!
South East Region Promotion – Tina Watkins
A big congratulations to our sister Tina Watkins on her promotion to Fire Chief of the Petersburg, VA Fire Dept. She is the first African American Female to do so in their department’s history. See news story links below.
https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/petersburg-appoints-first-woman-as-fire-rescue-chief
https://www.nbc12.com/2022/01/14/petersburg-appoints-first-woman-fire-rescue-chief/
South East Region Promotion
South East Region Captain Promotions
3 members of the Progressive Firefighters Association of Charlotte (Charlotte, NC chapter), were promoted to the rank of Captain today!
Captain Gene Evans, Captain Lee Powell, and Captain RaSean Springs
South East Region Captain Promotion – Quincy Scott
Congratulations to our own Membership Committee Chair Quincy Scott on his promotion to Captain. Hailing out of Lynchburg, VA, brother Quincy holds several positions at the chapter and regional levels as well. See his profile for his full bio. Way to go!
Congratulations to Firefighter Cary Word for 20 years of service and retirement from the Lynchburg Fire Department! The members of the Lynchburg Progressive Firefighters Association sincerely wish you well as you start your next chapter.
Congratulations to the upcoming promotion of Robert “Bobby” Pearson of DC Fire and EMS Department, Washington, DC for his promotion to the rank of Deputy Fire Chief effected September 27, 2020.
Congrats bro!
Congratulations to Anthony Andrews of the Lynchburg Fire Department in Lynchburg, Virginia for his promotion to the rank of Captain!
– Submitted by Chapter President Quincy Scott