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Delaware State Fire School Program Managers:

William (Billy) Baker
Member of Houston Fire Company, Past Assistant Chief
Joined the staff in April 2000. His responsibilities include: Fire Instructor I and II, Foam,
Truck Company Operations, Healthcare classes, Wildfire classes and the Custodial pro-
gram. He schedules the Fire Department in-service training for Kent County Division.
Billy is also the Assistant Accreditation Manager for Certification.

Gerald (Jerry) Brennan
Member of Delaware City Fire Company, Past Vice-President and Past Asst. Chief
Joined the staff in April 1999. His responsibilities include: Emergency Vehicle Operator
courses, Air Monitoring, Arson Awareness, Fit Testing classes, and the National Fire
Academy programs. He schedules the Fire Department in-service training for the New
Castle County Division. Jerry also manages the Hazardous Materials Preparedness
Grant and the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Grant.

William (Tucker) Dempsey
Member of Cheswold Fire Company, Deputy Chief, Past Fire Chief
Joined the staff in March 2011. His responsibilities include: Fire Officer Training classes
and certification, Blue Card Certification program, Engine Company classes, Incident
Command training, Fire Inspector classes, Fire Ground Operations classes, Residential
Building Construction and Smoke Signals classes. Tucker is also a member of the Dela-
ware Air Rescue Team.

Chad Ingram
Member of Wilmington Manor Fire Company, Past Fire Chief
Joined the staff in March 2016. His responsibilities include our core curriculum to be-
come a firefighter—the Basic Firefighting Skills, Structural Fire Fighting Skills and Haz-
ardous Materials Response Skills classes, Introduction to Emergency Services, Fire
Alarm classes, Recruit classes, and the Firefighter I and II training. He is also responsible
for the Instructor Aides.

Patricia Fox
Member of Aetna Hose, Hook, & Ladder, Deputy Chief
Joined the staff in August 2019. Her responsibilities include: Emergency Medical Tech-
nician Full, Accelerated, and Refresher classes, Emergency Medical Responder Full and
Refresher classes, EMS Reciprocity classes, EMS CEU classes, BLS Protocols, Active
Shooter, and FTO Programs. Patricia serves on the state-wide Active Shooter Com-
mittee. She also serves as the EMS-Children Representative and on several other State
EMS Committees.