CONCORD — Chief Thomas Judge and the Concord Fire Department are pleased to announce the promotion of Assistant Chief Brian Whitney.
Assistant Chief Whitney was sworn into his new rank during a pinning ceremony at Concord Town Office on Thursday, Sept. 14.
In his new role, Assistant Chief Whitney plans to focus on training and expanding the department’s EMS division.
Assistant Chief Whitney has over 30 years of service with the Concord Fire Department, first joining the department as a firefighter in 1991.
He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2011, where he helped implement the department’s first EMS strategic plan, which resulted in the addition of a second ambulance for the West Concord Fire Station.
In 2016, he was promoted to Captain and served as one of the department’s shift commanders for several years before his most recent appointment in July 2023.
He has over 30 years of experience as an instructor at the Massachusetts Fire Academy and over 10 years of experience serving as the Concord Fire Department’s training coordinator.
Assistant Chief Whitney has served in numerous employee organizations throughout his fire service career, including serving as president of the Concord Fire Fighters Association and as a member of the Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) Pension Committee. For 20 years Assistant Chief Whitney has served as one of the elected members of the Concord Contributory Retirement Board, which administers the contributory retirement system for the employees of Concord.
“On behalf of the entire department, I would like to congratulate Assistant Chief Brian Whitney on his promotion,” said Chief Tom Judge. “This promotion is well deserved and a reflection of the decades of dedication Assistant Chief Whitney has given to the Concord Fire Department.”
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