From staff reports
With family, friends and co-workers in attendance, Captain Ethan Webb was promoted to his current rank on Monday, April 25, at a ceremony held at the Burton Fire District Pinewood fire station.
Webb’s wife Molly, who is expecting their first child, pinned on his new rank, and his father, Deputy Fire Chief Tom Webb, who also received a South Carolina Firefighters’ Association Medal of Valor award and a Firehouse Honorable Valor Award for saving the life two kayakers while off duty, pinned on his new badge.
“This is a family that excels in the service of others,” Burton Fire District Fire Chief Harry Rountree said in a news release. “As Burton fire officers, they also best represent who the men and woman of the Burton Fire District are, and what we do daily for our citizens.”
Captain Webb, hired by the Burton Fire District in 2012, is no stranger to honors. He was nominated by his fire academy classmates that year to receive the prestigious Order of the Maltese Cross award for being the candidate who most represents the honor and ethos of the fire service.
In 2016, then firefighter Webb, was selected as Firefighter of the Year for both the Burton Fire District and the Beaufort Exchange Club, and received a Firehouse Magazine Honorable Valor Award for saving the life of a woman in cardiac arrest by performing CPR while off duty.
In addition to command of emergency scenes and overall scene safety, Captain Webb will also be responsible for overseeing the training program for the 15 firefighters on his shift and ensuring that all are prepared to safely and effectively handle the challenges they will face in the situations they are called to.
