Kent joined the EPFD as a Firefighter/EMT in August of 2020, with a total of 15 years of service after obtaining his EMS from New Waterford Fire and his firefighter certification from West Point Fire. He continues his family’s tradition of fire service following several family members, with his older brother serving as his major influence. He retired from his corporate job in Information Technology and now owns his own IT consulting company. He’s been married for 45+ years and has two adult children and loves to watch his granddaughter play softball when he can. He enjoys providing service to his community in times of need and hopes to complete his training and certifications to be an EMS instructor, where he can continue to contribute by teaching others.

Brian realized his dream job when he became a firefighter in 1992 and an EMT in 1994, and he joined the EPFD in 1996. Growing up he loved watching Emergency (Squad 51) on television and watched his firefighter neighbor rush to calls when the big siren went off. He has served as an officer for the last six years. He works full-time as the Columbiana County Deputy EMA Director/911 Coordinator as well as part-time at the Lynsley-Royal Funeral Home. Brian loves being able to give back to the community while doing something that he loves, and enjoys being able to mentor new firefighters and helping to make the department one of the best around. He wants to continue working to gain additional knowledge in fire service emergency management to better himself and the EPFD. He is a husband to Misty and father to sons Parker, Peyton and Kyle and they recharge by sitting around a fire with friends, weather permitting.

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Department
Members

17

Firefighters
only

3

EMS
Paramedics

2

Advanced
EMTs

18

EMTs
(Emergency MedicalTechnicians)

10

EMS only

18

Dual Certified
(Fire and EMS)