Magnolia VFD Leadership Team

 

             Gary M. Vincent
Fire Chief
  • Executive Fire Officer-National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland
  • Executive Development Program-Australian Institute of Police Management, Sydney Australia
  • Master Of Science-University Of Houston, Houston Texas
  • Bachelor Of Science-University Of Houston, Houston, Texas
  • International Visiting Teaching Fellow-Australian Institute of Police Management’s Executive
  • Development and Executive Leadership Programs
  • Instructor-National Emergency Rescue and Response Training Center, College Station Texas
  • Master Fire Fighter-Texas Commission on Fire Protection
  • Master Fire Instructor-Texas Commission on Fire Protection
  • Consultant-National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • Areas of Specialization: Hazardous Materials, National Incident Management System, Cause and Origin, Fire Instruction, Fire Protection Systems, Fire Inspections, Incident Command, Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy, Public Fire Education, Financial Management, Organizational Development.
  Chris Berg
Assistant Fire Chief
Operations - 1801
  • Duty Crew since 1997
  • EMT Intermediate
  • HazMat Technician
  • Swift Water Rescue
  • Trench Rescue
  • Collapse Rescue
  • High Angle Rescue
  • Confined Space Rescue
  • SCUBA Certified
  • SCBA Field Technician
  • TCFP Firefighter Intermediate
  • TCFP Instructor Intermediate
  • TCFP Fire Investigator
  • TCFP Fire Officer I
  • Lieutenant, The Woodlands Fire Department
  Kevin Walters
Assistant Fire Chief
Finance & Administration - 1802
  • Member since 1992
  • TCFP Advanced Certified
  • TCFP Fire Officer I Certified
  • TCFP Fire Instructor II Certified
  • EMT Paramedic
  • Rescue Boat Certified
  • Swift Water Rescue Certified
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • Firefighter Paramedic, Village Fire Department

 

  Doug Adams
Assistant Fire Chief
Planning - 1803
  • Duty Crew since 1997
  • EMT Paramedic
  • Bachelor of Science Emergency Administration & Planning, University of North Texas
  • TCFP Master Firefighter Certification
  • TCFP Master Fire Instructor III
  • TCFP Advanced Fire Investigator
  • HazMat Technician
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction, Hazardous Material Technician – COBRA
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction, Incident Commander
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction, Radiological / Nuclear Hazardous Material Technician
  • Advanced Life Support for Hazardous Materials
  • AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor
  • Lieutenant Paramedic, The Woodlands Fire Department

 

  August Naumann
Assistant Fire Chief
Logistics - 1810
  • Duty Crew since 2004
  • Intermediate Firefighter Certification
  • Driver/Operator-Pumper Certification
  • Baytown Fire Department, Firefighter EMT-B

 

  Jeff Johnston
District Chief - 1806
  • Duty Crew since 2000
  • BBA, Sam Houston State University
  • TCFP Master Firefighter
  • TCFP Intermediate Instructor
  • TWFD Technical Rescue Team Coordinator
  • HazMat Technician
  • Lieutenant, The Woodlands Fire Department

 

  Rusty Griffith
District Chief - 1806
  • Duty Crew since 2006
  • TCFP Intermediate Firefighter
  • TCFP Intermediate Instructor
  • TCFP Fire Officer 1
  • TDH EMT-I
  • Swift Water Rescue
  • Rescue Boat Certified
  • President, Montgomery County Professional Firefighters Association
  • Captain, Montgomery Fire Department
  Gary Pangarakis
District Chief - 1806
  Klaus Grote
District 1 Chief
Stations 181, 183 & 185
  • Member since 1997

 

  Alan Paulk
District 2 Chief
Stations 182, 184 & 186
  • Member since 1993
  • SFFMA Advanced Certified
  • EMT-B
  • Level II Instructor
  • Rescue Boat Certified
  • Swift Water Certified
     
  Greg Chelette
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 1999
  • Advanced Firefighter Captain
  • High Rise Rescue I & II
  • High Rise Firefighting I & II
  • EMT Basic
  • Rescue Boat Certified
  • Cascade Certified
  • Wildland Firefighting
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction Certificate
  • Hazardous Materials I & II
  • Emergency Dispatching (HFD)
  • LPG Class (Railroad Commission)
  • Fire Officer Instructor
  • SCBA Field Technician
  • Field Training Officer
  • HFD Captain, Houston Fire Department-29 years
  Jon Hall
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 2002
  • TCFP Fire Service Instructor II
  • Fire Service since 1989
  • TDH EMT-B Certified
  • TCFP Incident Safety Officer
  • TCFP Intermediate Firefighter
  • Lieutenant "A" Shift, Lake Conroe Fire Department
  • Montgomery County Professional Firefighter's Association since 2001
  • Nims 100, 200, 700, 800
  Bill Dillion
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 2000
  • Master Firefighter
  • Fire Officer I
  • Fire Service Instructor II
  • Firefighter since 1978
  • EMT Basic
  • Senior Captain, Houston Fire Department
  John Fuller
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 1999
  • EMT Intermediate
  • HazMat Technician
  • Bike Medic
  • Swift Water Rescue
  • SCUBA Certified
  • TCFP Firefighter Basic
  • TCFP Fire Service Instructor II
  • TCFP Fire Investigator
  • TCFP Fire Officer I
  • NIMS 100, 200, 700 and 800
  • Driver/Operator, The Woodlands Fire Department-10 years
  • Public Education Officer
  Scott Geminden
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 1997
  • EMT Paramedic
  • TCFP Firefighter Basic
  • HazMat Technician
  John Canterella
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 2003
  • EMT Basic
  Galen Hargrave
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 2001
  • EMT Basic
  Danny Inocencio
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 2003
  • Houston Fire Department 24 years
  • Engineer/Operator since 1997
  • NIMS 100,200,700,800
  • EMT Basic
  • Intermediate Fire Fighter
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction Certificate
  • TERT Certificate Aniston Alabama
  • IRTB Certificate Socorro N.M.
  John Ross
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 1998
  • EMT Basic
  • TCFP Firefighter Intermediate
  • Bachelor of Science
  • HazMat Technician
  • RIT Training
  • Advanced Vehicle Rescue
  • Aircraft Rescue Firefighting
  Jake Zacharias
Captain
  • Duty Crew since 2003
  • TCFP Firefighter Basic
  • EMT Basic
  Brian Kovacs
State Certifying Coordinator
  • Member since 2000
  • SFFMA Firefighter Basic
  • AHA CPR & AED Certified
  Nick Kira
Lieutenant, Station 181
  • Member since 2000
  • SFFMA Firefighter Basic
  • EMT Basic
  Rich Sanguedolce
Captain, Station 182
  • Member since 1989
  • Incident Safety Officer
  • HazMat Awareness Level
  • Advanced Open Water SCUBA
  • Basic Arson Investigation
  • Fire Inspector
  • Operations Level Emergency Response
  • Weapons of Mass Destruction Certificate
  • Destruction and Terrorism Training
  • SFFMA Basic Accredited
  • Specialist Level Maintenance SCBA
  Bill Wright
Lieutenant, Station 182
  • Member since 2005
  • Fire Executive Board, Assistant Treasurer
  Terry Tanner
Captain, Station 183
  • Member since 2007
  Patrick Collins
Lieutenant, Station 184
  • Member since 2002
  Craig Sovinsky
Captain, Station 185
  • Member since 2000
  • SFFMA Firefighter Basic
  • AHA CPR & AED Certified
  • Fire Executive Board Member
     
  Dave Ward
Captain, Station 186
  • Member since 2006
  • TCFP Advanced Certification
  • TCFP Fire Instructor Basic
  • Safety Officer I
  • CPR & First Aid
  Jodi Adams
Training Records Admin / Public Education
  • Certified Para Professional
  • National Fire Academy 2005, Presenting Effective Public Education Programs
  • National Fire Academy 2006, Changing American Family At Risk
  • National Fire Academy 2007, Discovering the Road to High Risk Audiences
  • Life and Fire Safety Clown
  • Website Administration
  • Training Records Administration
   

Montgomery County Emergency Services District #10

Commissioner, Bob Buschardt
Board President

Commissioner, Bob Watson
Vice President

Commissioner, Glenn Gates
Treasurer

Commissioner, Andy Brown
Assistant Treasurer

Commissioner, J.R. Snook
Secretary


Executive Fire Board

Ronnie Piper
President

Catherine White
Vice President

Alan Paulk
Treasurer

Bill Wright
Assistant Treasurer

Gary Pangarakis
Secretary

Craig Sovinsky
Assistant Secretary

(Open)
Parliamentarian/Sergeant-At-Arms


 

 

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