Macon-Bibb County Fire Department holds promotion ceremony
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –
The
Macon
–
B
ibb
C
ounty Fire Department held a promotion ceremony Friday, for 28 of
its
firefighters.
Three firefighters were promoted to C
aptain
, six were promoted to Lieutenant, and 19 to Sergeant.
F
ire
C
hief
Shane
Edwards
says this group of
firemen
and women h
ave
committed
their
lives to the job and community
.
“
It’s
been a long time coming. our candidates today went through a promotional testing system over the last couple
months”, said Chief Edwards.
“
T
hey got their scores back, and once they came back, we sat down and started making selections.
”
Chief Edwards says the firefighters go above and beyond
each day
to serve
their
community
.
“
It’s
just one of the things we do
to give back to our firefighters. But, also making sure we have leadership in place and
those
officers in place, making
those
strategic
decisions on every response call we respond to, and making sure our stations equipment is where it needs to be,”
he said.
Christopher
Higdon
was
promoted
to Captain
during the
ceremony, and spoke about his excitement on the next step in his career.
“
Been waiting on this for a while. We tested over two years ago so it’s been a long wait, but very excited,” said Captain Higdon. “Huge responsibility
so
I’m
a little
nervous
, but
I
think
I’m
up for the challenging.”
Captain H
igdon shared what he wants to accomplish next.
“
Just continue to grow in my knowledge of the job.
A
nd
I
will continue to educate myself and just grow as an officer and as a leader, and still as a firefighter,” he said.
Chief Edwards says the firefighters
will start their new positions soon
.
