The Kingsport Regional Planning Commission Work Session will meet at 12:00 noon in the Jimmy Walker Conference Room, 201 W. Market Street, 2nd Floor. For more information contact Lynn Tully (229-9319).
KINGSPORT – Kingsport Fire Departments (KFD) Accreditation Committee and members of the Board of Mayor and Alderman met with a Fire Service Peer Assessment Team this week for review and recommendations toward the KFDs Accreditation with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI). The KFD will receive the final results in August of this year at Fire Rescue International in San Antonio, Texas.
The Peer Assessment Team consisted of Chief Mike Stallings, Rock Mount (NC) Fire Department (retired), Chief Matt Knott, Rockford (IL) Fire Department, Chief Andrew Ansley, Monroe (NC) Fire Department and Chief Josh Smith, Statesville (NC) Fire Department.
The CFAI confers Accredited Agency status for a period of five years, during which an agency must submit four Annual Compliance Reports to demonstrate their continued compliance with core performance indicators and report on progress in executing their plans for improvement. The Commission determines if the reports are acceptable and the agency may retain its accredited status. At the end of the fifth year, an Accredited Agency must seek reaccreditation and successfully complete the peer review process to remain accredited.
Currently the Kingsport Fire Department is one of only four fire departments in the state of Tennessee and was one of the first 40 in the world recognized as an Accredited Agency through the Center for Public Safety Excellence Commissions Fire Accreditation International. Brentwood (TN) Fire & Rescue, City of Maryville (TN) Fire Department, and the City of Alcoa Fire Department are the other agencies in Tennessee.
Kingsport Fire Departments (KFD) Accreditation Committee Members:
Chief Craig Dye
Assistant Chief Scott Boyd
Deputy Chief David Chase
Deputy Chief Darrell Hayes
Deputy Chief Jim Everhart
Fire Marshal Robert Sluss
Senior Captain Joel Jones
Captain Max Bear
Captain Jessie Bishop
Captain Chris Lowe
Captain David Mitchell
Captain Ben Wexler
Assistant Fire Marshal Chris Vandagriff
Public Education Officer Barry Brickey
Executive Secretary Alison Shaffer
KINGSPORT – Due to the Racks by the Tracks festival on Saturday, May 14, Clinchfield St, from Center Street to Press Street, will close Friday, May 13 at 8:00 pm to prepare for the festival.‚ Both directions of traffic will be closed and will remain closed through the duration of the event Saturday evening.
In addition to the Clinchfield St closure, several road closures will occur this Saturday due to the festival and its activities.‚ Please refer to the attached chart of the Racks by the Tracks ‚¬SPF 10K & 5K road races staring at 9:00 am and 10:30 am, respectively.
On Saturday, May 14, the Farmers Market and Carousel will be closed.‚ The Farmers Market will resume its normal schedule on Wednesday, May 18, as will the Carousel on Sunday, May 15.
For more information regarding road closures, please contact Kristie Leonard at 423-224-2821 or KristieLeonard@kingsporttn.gov.‚ For more information regarding the Racks by the Tracks festival, please go to the website at http://www.racksbythetracks.com/.
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Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit |
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Thomas M. Patton, Public Information Officer
Kingsport Police Department Professional Standards Unit
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