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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>Thursday night, Jan. 12, with countless family members present, Burton Fire promoted nine firefighters to new roles within the Burton Fire District as they have each risen to accept the challenges of new roles steeped in duty, honor, and pride in service.</p>
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<p>– Firefighter Cody Parker was promoted to the rank of Firefighter 1.</p>
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<p>– Firefighter Nicholas Bekisz was promoted to the rank of Firefighter 2.</p>
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<p>– Firefighter Mauricio Gallego, Firefighter Joshua Fridley, and Bradford Dawson were promoted to the rank of Engineer.</p>
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<p>– Firefighter Robert Madden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.</p>
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<p>– Lieutenant Matthew Farris was promoted to the rank of Captain.</p>
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<p>– Captain Christopher Moyer was promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>– Captain Daniel Byrne was promoted to the rank of Assistant Chief</p>
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<p>“The future of our Fire District looks to be on solid footing!” Deputy Fire Chief Tom Webb said after having handed out promotional proclamations during the ceremony. The Burton Fire District would like to again congratulate those who were promoted and offer our most heartfelt thanks to their families for allowing these professionals to be such an amazing part of our fire service family.</p>
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