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N.C. county eliminates emergency services director role, shifts leadership structure

Citing improved morale and leadership, Forsyth County will no longer fill the emergency services director position

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The High Point Enterprise

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Forsyth County is eliminating the position of emergency services director, the position that had overseen the county’s fire, Emergency Medical Services and 911 communications divisions.

Forsyth County formed the Department of Emergency Services in 2009 to combine the three divisions into a single department.

County officials made the decision to not fill the currently vacant director position after the preliminary results from an assessment conducted by a consultant and based on observations of improved morale and leadership in the absence of a director.

The three divisions will continue to work closely together and collaborate under their individual directors:

Jamie Fore is the director of 911 communications, which receives emergency calls in Forsyth County and dispatches medical and fire responders. Fore has 24 years of emergency services experience, including as deputy state fire marshal.

Andrew Davis is the director of EMS, which provides emergency ambulance service to Forsyth County. Davis has 20 years of experience in emergency medicine.

Brock Smith is the director of fire, which does fire inspections, fire prevention and also provides support services and training programs for volunteer fire departments within Forsyth County. Smith has 24 years of firefighting experience, starting as a Winston-Salem firefighter. He joined Forsyth County as an assistant fire marshal in 2004.

The three division directors will report directly to Deputy County Manager Kyle Haney.

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