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Buckley Turns Down Deputy Promotion - Walsh Promoted To A-Shift Deputy

Craig Buckley surprised everyone by turning down the DC promotion he was offered. JJ Walsh was then promoted to fill the position. See below.

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From: Ron Mastin
To: FIRE
Cc: Griffin, Anthony H.
Cc: Stalzer, Rob
Cc: BOS-Staff
Subject: Deputy Fire Chief
Sent: Jun 25, 2010 14:35

I want to provide an update on our recent deputy fire chief appointment and announcement. For personal reasons, Battalion Chief Craig Buckley cannot accept the deputy fire chief position at this time. I have selected Battalion Chief James J. Walsh for appointment to Deputy Fire Chief. Chief Walsh will be assigned to A-Shift Operations Deputy effective July 3, 2010.

Thank you,

Ronald L. Mastin
Fire Chief
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
Office : (703) - 246- 3959
Fax : (703) -246 - 1049

Big Eye of The Year Award - Submit Your Nominee Today!

June 2nd marked our one year anniversary of The Big Eye In Fairfax. We thought it would be a great opportunity to reflect back on the year, and ask our readers to submit nominations for "The Big Eye of The Year".

Send us your nominees, along with the reasons why you think they deserve to be awarded the Big Eye of The Year Award. You can email your submissions to thebigeyeinfairfax@gmail.com

Submissions must be received by July 1, 2010. The winner of the award will be selected by the four admins at The Big Eye.

Brother Big Eye

A-Shift Tee Shirt Policy

From: Walsh, James
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 5:55 AM
To: Deli, Michael A.; Dize, Gary; Dyer, Garrett; Eshleman, Edith; Everett, John L.; Harris, Brendan; Hubert, Andrew J.; Jenkins, Jason R.; Kelly, Rebecca; Kendrick, Ryland; Lewis, Jeffrey; Lison, Robert; Low, James R.; Moxley, Richard; Price, John; Roussillon, Jerome A.; Walsh, James; Warner, David L.
Subject: T-Shirts


Greetings All,

I'm sure there will be the customary questions regarding if and when T-Shirts can be worn during the summer months, but there needs to be a balance between the needs of the organization and our personnel.

We certainly want to empower our company officers to make this decision, and yes I understand that in the past it has been regulated to the shift deputy and or safety officer, but until such time that our standard operating procedures have been updated and adopted, here is the policy that has been expressed in the past, and one that should continue to be enforced as we make our station visits.

T-shirts may be worn in lieu of the department issued polo shirt with the class D uniform only when and If the heat index is 90 or above. Only navy blue or white T-shirts issued by the department may be worn. T-shirts with company insignias or logos are not authorized.

Thanks

JJ