These Raleigh Fire Department members retired or received a promotion within the past few months - congratulations!
Retirements
Oct. 1, 2024
Lieutenant Brandon Gayle
Senior Firefighter Jason Brown
Dec. 1, 2024
Battalion Chief Chris Atkins
Captain Jonathon Bailey
Captain Jimmy Batten
Captain David Lynn
Captain Anthony Cantin
Firefighter Aaron Carter
Deputy Fire Marshal Kelvin Whitehead
Deputy Fire Marshal Michael Furr
Promotions
Nov. 2, 2024
Promoted to Captain
Captain Scott Simon
Captain Al’Landrew Shepperson
Promoted to lieutenant
Lt. Jordan Lairson
Lt. Travis Jackowski
Lt. Jakob Snipes
Lt. Mitchell Mallory
Lt. Patrick O’Dell
Lt. Cameron McAuliff
Lt. George Smith
Lt. Tyler Gouge
Lt. Jordan Capps
Lt. David Burcham
Lt. Kevin Ricks
Dec. 14, 2024
Promoted to battalion chief
Battalion Chief David Penny Jr.
Promoted to captain
Captain Zeth Lee
Captain Reginald McLaurin
Captain Clayton Welch
Captain Christopher Davis
Captain Eric Donaldson
Promoted to lieutenant
Lt. Cody Heakins
Lt. Christopher Dillard
Lt. Christopher Hinton
Lt. Charles Coleman
The Raleigh Fire Department also welcomed the following graduates of Fire Academy 53 on Oct. 30, 2024
A. Kokonios
J.S. Schrek
A.R. Hartman
M.E. Stavish
D.M. Logan
E.D. Frost
B.S. Kirk
D.J. Whalen
T.A. Torain
B.J. Gottshall
J.R. Jordan
L.C. Repar
D.R. Koch
N.A. Wojciehowski
R.W. Senior
H.J. Shannon
C.H. Stancil
D. Osborne
T.T. Tucker
M.R. Rhodes
P.A. Rafferty
M.J. Kelly