Promotion announced by Keene Fire Chief Mark Howard:It is with great pleasure that I announce the promotion of Jarrod Houston to the position of Lieutenant Fire Operations effective March 1, 2015

Lieutenant Houston will be joining the supervisory team lead by Capt. Johnson on A-Shift to lead the assigned members.

Lieutenant Houston has served the City of Keene over the last 11 years. He joined the Keene Fire Department on February 16, 2004 as a firefighter/EMT assigned to C- Shift. Lieutenant Houston became a Nationally Registered Paramedic on May of 2009.

Before coming to Keene Lieutenant Houston worked for the Brattleboro Fire Department as a career firefighter from Sept. 5, 1995 till his departure to work at Keene Fire. He was also a volunteer member of the Hinsdale Fire Department from 1994 to 2004.

Over the last 21 years in the fire service he has become a NH Certified Level II Firefighter, Fire Instructor I, Paramedic and Hazardous Materials Technician. He has also attended other training programs covering services provided.

I wish Lieutenant Houston the best with his new responsibilities and his promotion.