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  Pat Riley has retired after serving in fire, rescue, and emergency medical services for over 30 years in the same department. He served as both a volunteer firefighter and a career firefighter. In his career service, Pat has served in every rank and position within the Department. Pat is a certified Fire Service Instructor, FEMA Canine Search Specialist, former member of Washington US&R Task Force-1, and has taught at the Fire Department Instructors Conference and local/state Fire Academies. He has attended several executive development courses at the National Fire Academy and is a recent graduate of the Fire Service Chief Executive Officer (Class #12) at Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service. Pat currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Idaho State Fire Chiefs Association and is the current President of the Kootenai County Fire Chiefs Association. Pat lives with his wife, Traci, in nearby Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and when he is not serving in his official duties as a first responder, he enjoys spending time with his two adult children, three Stepchildren, and three grandchildren.  

For over 30 years,  John Yovanovitch has been a public safety first responder serving in volunteer, combination, and career organizations. In the career service, John currently serves as a Division Chief for a large metropolitan department.  In the volunteer service, John has risen to the rank of company officer and now serves as a Fire Commissioner for a special taxing district. In addition,  his wife, Nettie,  recently retired as a volunteer responder in their home community after 26 years of service. John has an associate degree in Fire Protection Technology, a bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration, and a master’s degree in Executive Leadership/Public Administration from Columbia Southern University. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer and Managing Officer Program  the Texas A&M University Fire Service Chief Executive Officer program. The Commission on Professional Credentialing has also peer-reviewed him as a Chief Fire Officer. John has also been an educator his entire adult life, serving not just in his public safety departments, but also as adjunct faculty at a local college. 

When John is not serving as a first responder, he gives his time to support Scouting and chase his nine grandsons around his farm in North Texas.

 Lamar Green is a battalion chief with the Daphne Fire Department, located on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay in south Alabama. Lamar became a volunteer firefighter in 2000 and a paramedic in 2003. He joined the ranks of the Daphne Fire Department in 2006 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2012 and battalion chief in 2023. Lamar has served in various positions in fire service, from line firefighter to driver, inspector to training officer, and company officer to shift supervisor. Lamar has a passion for leadership and mentoring, pursuing any opportunity he can to assist young firefighters as well as learn from experienced ones. Lamar has spoken at dispatcher, firefighter, and air medical transport conferences throughout the southeast. He has also assisted the Alabama Office of EMS with the release of new programs and curriculum. Lamar earned a Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Services from the University of South Alabama and is looking forward to beginning his masters program. 

When he is not at the fire department or flying as a flight medic, he spends time with his wife, Kristie, sons Nathan and Cullen, and his daughter Mary.