John Jewell |
Director |
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Director Jewell is a life long resident of Watertown. Appointed WEMA Director in 2008, Mr. Jewell brings a background of fire supression and business. Chief of Watertown Fire & Rescue, Graduate of Cumberland College, and a B.S. from Middle TN State University. |
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Doug McQuarry |
Assistant EMS Chief |
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McQuarry joined Wilson County Civil Defense in 1972 as a Volunteer. In 1975 he became a full-time employee. In 1984, McQuarry was promoted to Assistant Chief. |
Keith Taylor |
Assistant Fire Chief |
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Keith joined the agency in 1980. He was promoted to Battalion Chief in 1982, and in 1999 was promoted to Assistant Chief. |
Brian Newberry |
Training Officer |
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full time responsibilities of instructing and/or managing classes in
Emergency Medical Services, Fire Suppression, Rescue, Terrorism, and
Hazardous Materials. Additional duties include Continuous Quality
Improvement (CQI) of EMS runs, reporting information to state and
federal government for staticial analysis as well as public health
monitoring for bioterrrorism events.
Brian has served WEMA and Wilson County for over 15 years. |
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Christopher Andrews |
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Dee Lineberger |
Planning Officer |
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Dee Lineberger has been involved in emergency services for over 34 years. Dee served as a volunteer and a part time employee of WEMA before becoming Planning Officer. Dee received his B.A. from the University of Tennessee, and his M.B.A. from Mississippi College. Dee holds numerous fire and Emergency Medical Services certifications including EMT, Engineer, HazMat and Extrication. |
Marty Heckman |
Special Services Officer, Captain of Volunteer Division |
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Marty has been with WEMA for 9 years. He currently serves as Captain of the Volunteer department, as well as the full-time special service officer. |
Sara Allen |
Secretary |
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Rick Woodward |
Finance Officer |
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Joey Cooper |
Battalion Chief - A Shift |
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Joey has been with WEMA for
17 years.
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Lee Bowling |
Battalion Chief - B Shift |
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Lee has been with WEMA for 13 years. |
Danny Herron |
Battalion Chief - C Shift |
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Danny has served WEMA since 1985. |
Roger McKinney, M.D. |
Medical Director |
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Roger has served the
community as a physician for 26 years.
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