Last week, Mayor Berke announced Lamar Flint will serve as the City of Chattanooga Fire Department Chief. Flint has over 26 years of experience with the Chattanooga Fire Department.
“Lamar Flint has shown leadership during his time as Deputy Chief,” said Mayor Berke. “He knows this department well and will do an outstanding job serving this city as Fire Chief.”
Flint has devoted his life to the firefighting profession. He has served as Deputy Chief of the Chattanooga Fire Department for the last 12 years, has extensive training and multiple certifications, including as an EMT and NFPA codes inspector, and currently oversees the Fire Inspection Division, Fire Training, and Tactical Services. Flint serves on the Chattanooga State Fire Science Advisory Committee and was the 2010 recipient of the NAACP Ruby Hurley Ralph Cothran Civil Service Officer of the Year award.
Flint is active in the community, serving as a board member for the Brainerd Youth Association and the River City Youth Football League. He is a little league football coach and deacon at Orchard Knob Baptist Church.
Source: Office of the Mayor