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Round Rock Fire Chief David Coatney Badge Pinning Ceremony

GFD Pipes and Drums were honored to be asked to assist the Round Rock Fire Department with the Badge Pinning Ceremony of their new Fire Chief David Coatney. We were excited to be able to help make the event a special for Chief Coatney, his family, friends, our Round Rock brothers and the community of Round Rock.

Taken from the City of Round Rock’s website:

“David brings a wealth of operational and organizational experience to our department, and he’s a proven leader,” Norwood said. “His career has included all aspects of fire and emergency medical management, and we believe he’s the right person to take our Fire Department to the next level.”

In his 25-year career in San Antonio, Coatney served as the department’s Safety Officer, Executive Officer of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division, Chief of Special Operations, Chief of Training, and Chief of the Fire Suppression Division. As Chief of Fire Operations, he directly managed and oversaw the department’s largest division of 1,100 employees and 50 fire stations. Since July 1, he has served as the interim Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of San Antonio.

“I’m excited about moving to Round Rock and assuming leadership of the Round Rock Fire Department,” Coatney said. “I’ve had an opportunity to visit many of the Round Rock firefighters, including Round Rock fire union officials, and I thoroughly enjoyed discussing future plans with them. I look forward to joining this progressive and visionary Fire Department and the excellent leadership team of the City of Round Rock.”

Coatney, 50, earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Organizational Management degrees from Wayland Baptist University, and an Associates Degree in Fire Science from San Antonio College. He is currently enrolled in the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy.

May 13th, 2011 Posted by David | News | one comment