John Ferron has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and has been assigned to the Fort Lewis Station #9. John was hired as Paramedic/Firefighter in 2001. He has served at the North County, Vinton, Fort Lewis, and Masons Cove stations. John is a certified Instructor I and serves on the Wildland Firefighter Team. He is working towards his Fire Science Associates Degree. John grew up in Bedford County and continues to live there now with his wife, Liz.
Brandon Sheppard has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and has been assigned to the Masons Cove Station #10. Brandon was hired in 2004 as a Firefighter/EMT. He was promoted to Paramedic/Firefighter in 2007 and assigned to RVRTC as a Training Officer in 2012. He has served at the North County, Hollins, Fort Lewis and Masons Cove stations along with the RVRTC. Brandon lives in Montgomery County with his wife of 13 years and son who is two years old. Brandon also served as a volunteer firefighter with the LongShop McCoy Volunteer Department before coming to work for RCFRD.
Brad Zollman has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and has been assigned to the Clearbrook Station #7. Brad was hired as a Paramedic/Firefighter in 2003. He has served at the Cave Spring, Clearbrook, Fort Lewis, and Back Creek stations. Brad also serves on the Heavy Technical Rescue (HTR) and Wildland Firefighter team. He holds an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science. Brad and his family live in Roanoke.
Chief Richard E. Burch, Jr. congratulates the seven new officers. (LR) Zollman, Sheppard, Ferron, Martin, Blank, Witt, Hurley, Chief Burch.
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