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BROWN, Dan. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1996 City Manager [[VAN MILLIGEN, Michael|Michael VAN MILLIGEN]] recommended | [[Image:danbrown.png|left|thumb|200px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]BROWN, Dan. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1996 City Manager [[VAN MILLIGEN, Michael|Michael VAN MILLIGEN]] recommended Brown to become the city's next fire chief. A 1974 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], Brown was a certified emergency medical technician, CPR instructor, and hazardous materials technician. He joined the [[FIRE DEPARTMENT]] in 1982. | ||
Brown was given credit for keeping the department up-to-date with technological advances and creating a value within the department for constant education and training. He was responsible for establishing the department's hazardous-materials training and led efforts for the department to obtain a fire rescue boat in the 1990s. He was a leader in the creation of the Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Facility used by law enforcement and fire-safety groups from throughout the county. | Brown was given credit for keeping the department up-to-date with technological advances and creating a value within the department for constant education and training. He was responsible for establishing the department's hazardous-materials training and led efforts for the department to obtain a fire rescue boat in the 1990s. He was a leader in the creation of the Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Facility used by law enforcement and fire-safety groups from throughout the county. | ||
Revision as of 00:06, 22 October 2019
BROWN, Dan. (Dubuque, IA-- ). In 1996 City Manager Michael VAN MILLIGEN recommended Brown to become the city's next fire chief. A 1974 graduate of DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Brown was a certified emergency medical technician, CPR instructor, and hazardous materials technician. He joined the FIRE DEPARTMENT in 1982.
Brown was given credit for keeping the department up-to-date with technological advances and creating a value within the department for constant education and training. He was responsible for establishing the department's hazardous-materials training and led efforts for the department to obtain a fire rescue boat in the 1990s. He was a leader in the creation of the Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Facility used by law enforcement and fire-safety groups from throughout the county.
Brown had to call out every available firefighter to help with the disaster caused by flooding in July, 2011.
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Source:
Jacobson, Ben, "Farewell to Chief who Fired Up Department," Telegraph Herald, January 7, 2014, p. 3