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A 40+ year veteran of emergency services in Greenville County, Bryan holds certifications as a Fire Officer II, Fire Instructor I, National Registry EMT-Basic, and is a former South Carolina Fire Marshal and Paramedic.
Retiring in 2013 as Fire Chief for the Glassy Mountain Fire Department, Bryan continued his service as the Recruitment and Retention Grant Coordinator with the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association. While partnering with the SCSFA to increase the number of volunteer firefighters in South Carolina, a part of Bryan’s focus was advancing the Career and Technology Education Firefighter curriculum.
Bryan considers it a great honor to serve at Donaldson Center Career Center as their Firefighting Instructor teaching the fire curriculum he once promoted. He continues his community efforts as a volunteer firefighter with the Tigerville Fire Department.
Bryan has conducted presentations at the South Carolina Fire Rescue Conference; South Carolina Fire Improvement Conference; Connecticut Volunteer Workforce Solutions Summit; Albemarle County Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Workshop; the Kansas State Association of Fire Chief’s Conference, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the South Carolina Fire Academy Chief Officer Weekend, and at the High School Fire and EMS Cadet Symposium. Bryan holds a B.A. degree in Radio and Television Production and a B.S. in Fire Science.