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Introduction of the New Office of Emergency Services (OES) Director (10min)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: April 8, 2024
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Mr. Mark Lockhart has been selected as the new Durham County Office of Emergency Services (OES) Director. In this role he will oversee Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Management, Fire Marshal and Business Services.
Prior to his arrival here in 2020, where he served as Chief Paramedic, Mark was the EMS Section Chief for the Division of Public Health at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and is a 40-year veteran of fire and EMS service. Prior to that, Mark served Stafford County, VA for three years as an Assistant Chief and then five years as County Fire and EMS Chief. He served for 23 years with the Maryland Heights Fire Protection District in St. Louis, MO including 12 years as the Chief Medical Officer, two separate stints as the Interim Chief and then three years as Chief of the District. Mark's earlier career includes working for a rural ambulance district, an air medical flight program, a level 1 trauma center, and teaching EMS professionals in the US, Mexico, England, and Sweden.
Mark has served in leadership positions with the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians and the International Association of Fire Chief's (IAFC) EMS Section. He is the recipient of several awards from both organizations, most notably as the 2009 recipient of the James O. Page EMS Achievement Award and a 2012 recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal from the IAFC. Mark is a 2013 graduate of the University of Virginia Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service Senior Executive Institute.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Strategic Goal 3: Community Safety
Resource Persons: Dwane Brinson, Assistant County Manager.
County Manager's Recommendation: The County Manager recommends the Board receive the announcement of Mr. Mark Lockhart as the new Office o...
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