Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Announces Employee of the Year

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will host an awards banquet to honor employees that demonstrated exceptional service to the department and the community.

This year, the department’s highest honors will be given to District Chief Johnny Wright. Chief Wright began his career in the Juno Beach Fire District 33 years ago. He is currently assigned to the Special Operations Battalion in charge of “C-Shift”.

Chief Wright is a founding member of the department’s Special Operations Team. He is responsible for developing many departmental operating procedures used to mitigate technical rescue incidents, vehicle accidents and hazardous materials incidents. Chief Wright was also instrumental in developing procedures for fire rescue’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Assistance Team. Chief Wright is a veteran fire instructor for the department’s recruit academy. He is a well known nationally in the fire service and is considered an expert in industrial Hazardous Materials. He has spent countless hours coordinating fire rescue exhibits at the annual S. Florida Fair. He has dedicated his entire career to keeping firefighters safe in their daily operation. Chief Wright will receive the department’s “Employee of the Year” award.

Story by Neil Isler www.iaff2928.com