By Sherri Blevins
On September 28, 2022, during a special called Rainsville City Council meeting, Assistant Fre Chief Jason Brannon submitted his resignation letter. Brannon has accepted a position with the Alabama State Fire College and will be stepping down from the Rainsville Fire Department on October 11, 2022.
Rainsville Fire Chief Willimac Wright read Brannon’s resignation letter. Brannon wrote, “It has been an honor to serve with the City of Rainsville Fire Department for the past ten years, two years as part-time, followed by a full-time position as captain of recruitment. I cannot express the joy and respect I have received from the City of Rainsville and DeKalb County during my time here. Words cannot express the appreciation and opportunities that serving here has given me. It has been my deepest honor to have been a part of the City and DeKalb County. With all things in life, opportunities are placed before us, and things and circumstances change. I have been offered a position with the State of Alabama Fire College and therefore wish to request that you accept this resignation letter effective 10/11/22 at 4:00 pm. This career opportunity is what is best at this time for my family and me. I am saddened and not excited about leaving my current position. However, it is fully a joy to have been asked to join the third-ranked fire service training institute in the United States. Thank you again for allowing me to serve the City of Rainsville and the surrounding community. I have worked with the best chief of my career at Rainsville and truly have been a part of the fire department family. These men will always rank #1 in my firefighter’s heart, as well as the City of Rainsville, which I was able to call my home. Best wishes to all.”
Rainsville Fire Chief Willimac Wright and the Rainsville City Council praised Brannon for his work and said he would be missed. Mayor Rodger Lingerfelt stated, “He has been a great asset to us when we were going through the recruiting and maintaining of volunteers. He did a great job on that.”
Brannon was instrumental in starting the Fire Science classes through the DeKalb County Tech Center. He was the first Fire Science instructor for the program. Mayor Lingerfelt said, “He has done a great job teaching the students at the DeKalb County Tech School, and they will definitely miss him. We wish him the very best moving forward.”
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