Bradley A. Durr
Frankfort
Summary
Experienced Fire Chief offering extensive list of successes building and leading talented teams in training, drills and high-danger emergency events. Highly committed to safety and continuous provision of quality emergency response. Equipped with strong background overseeing group efforts across diverse facilities ranging in size and complexity. Experience operating within a $1.6 million dollar a year budget.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fire Chief
Anderson County Fire Department
08.2025 - Current
- The Fire Chief is appointed by the Board of Fire Commissioners as its chief executive officer of the Fire District
- The Fire Chief plans, organizes and directs the activities of the District, including administrative and operational services, in accordance with the local, State and Federal laws
- The Fire Chief integrates organizational, procedural, policy, and fiscal management within the District, for the purpose of operating within defined service level expectations and fiscal priorities
- The position is the recognized leader who inspires each member to achieve the District's mission, values, and vision
Deputy Sheriff/ SRO
Scott Co. Sheriff’s Office Georgetown, KY
01.2024 - 08.2025
- Operate day to day as a school resource officer and other assignments as needed
- Promoting community safety, enforcing the laws, maintaining the peace, decreasing crime rates, assisting citizens, investigating accidents and conducting routine patrols
Detective/ Evidence Clerk
Simpsonville Police Dept Simpsonville, KY
08.2022 - 12.2023
- Managing and solving a range of investigations: including robbery, drugs, cyber-crime, homicide and counter-terrorism; gathering and assessing appropriate information to understand the accurate situation, conducting interviews and identifying appropriate witness and obtaining statements; and dealing with forensic materials
- Receives, classifies, indexes, and stores property, evidence and other materials related to police investigations and lost or stolen property, including money, firearms, evidence, seized property, and narcotics; with proper authorizations, releases property, money, firearms, and other materials to police and court personnel, owners and other parties
Firefighter/EMT
Simpsonville Fire FD Simpsonville, KY
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Responded to medical emergencies as BLS first responders; performed primary and secondary physical assessment of ill or injured
- Responded to alarms and assist in the control of structural, residential, commercial, industrial, chemical, vehicle, and wildland fires
- Performed rescues of various types
- Public relations and education to members of the community
- Trained in a variety of apparatus, power tools, devices equipment, and vehicles
CSO/SWAT/Medic
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
11.2011 - 06.2019
Sergeant
Frankfort Fire & EMS
02.2005 - 06.2019
Firefighter
Franklin County FD
07.2001 - 02.2005
Education
Diploma -
Anderson County High
06.1997
A.S. - Fire Science
Bluegrass Community College
Lawrenceburg, KY01.2024
A.S. - Criminal Justice
Bluegrass Community College
Lawrenceburg, KY01.2024
Skills
- Firefighting operations
- Incident command
- Workload prioritization
- Fire suppression
- Emergency management
- Fire prevention
- Interagency coordination
- Emergency response procedures
- Disaster preparedness
- Staff development
- Personnel training
- Rescue operations
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Emergency medical treatment
Certification
- Certified KLEC/POPS Police Officer State of KY
- Glock Armorer
- ARIDE Trained- Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement
- Nation Incident Management System 100, 200, 700 & 800
- Fire Fighter I&II- IFSAC
- Fire Instructor II&II- IFSAC
- Fire Inspector I&II
- Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator I-IFSAC
- Hazardous Materials Technician- Nationally Certified
- Aircraft Rescue Firefighting- Bluegrass Airport Course
- Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P)
- Critical Care Paramedic
- Tactical Combat Medic
- Master Diver
- Trench Technician
- Swift Water Technician
- High and low angle rope tech
- Confined space tech
- American Heart CPR Instructor
- PALS Instructor- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS Instructor- Advanced Life Support
- National fire academy -Leadership I
- National fire academy -Arson I
- National fire academy – PICO (Preparation for Initial Company Operations)
- National fire academy – MTCO (Decision Making for the Company Officer)
- Paramedic nominee for EMS partnership at FRMC 2010, 2011, 2012
- Recipient of 3 unit citations from Frankfort Fire Chief Wallace Possich
- KY CDL- commercial driver’s license
- Active Shooter Instructor- FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center- Charleston, S.C.)
- Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents- New Mexico Tech
- Explosive Breeching for Law Enforcement Operations- New Mexico Tech
- T.A.S.E.R. certified
- Member Of Honor & Color Guard Frankfort Fire Department
- IFSAC- International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
Timeline
Fire Chief
Anderson County Fire Department
08.2025 - Current
Deputy Sheriff/ SRO
Scott Co. Sheriff’s Office Georgetown, KY
01.2024 - 08.2025
Detective/ Evidence Clerk
Simpsonville Police Dept Simpsonville, KY
08.2022 - 12.2023
Firefighter/EMT
Simpsonville Fire FD Simpsonville, KY
08.2021 - 08.2022
CSO/SWAT/Medic
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
11.2011 - 06.2019
Sergeant
Frankfort Fire & EMS
02.2005 - 06.2019
Firefighter
Franklin County FD
07.2001 - 02.2005
A.S. - Fire Science
Bluegrass Community College
A.S. - Criminal Justice
Bluegrass Community College
Diploma -
Anderson County High
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