FY2017 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2017 | Page 3

Chief Bill M. Strickland
1 Code of Ethics
3 Elected Officials
4 City Manager’s Office
5 Civil Service Commission
6 Organization Chart
7 Mission & Values
8 From the Chief
9 Fire Rescue Operations Division
18 Fire Rescue Support Division
27 9-1-1 Communications Division
29 Highlights
32 Hurricane Harvey Response
33 Social Media & the Community
(1933— 2018)
Chief Strickland served as AFD’s Fire Chief from 1982
to 1997. During his tenure, he implemented many
programs including a physical fitness program with
annual physicals and fitness standards, officer training
programs, vertical ventilation tactics, instituted a
hazardous materials response team, created an
Incident Command System for the EOC, established
mutual aid agreements
with neighboring cities,
and
expanded
public
safety programs. In March
2017, he returned to Arlington for the first time since his
retirement and is pictured with many of the department's
highest ranking leaders who he had a hand in hiring, promoting,
or developing. Chief Strickland passed away on February 23,
2018.
“Chief Bill Strickland was a great and honorable man who loved
his family as well as the fire service. His professional example
and leadership still impacts the Arlington Fire Department
today. His vision and commitment created opportunities for
future successes that have now been realized by the
Department. We were blessed to have him as our Fire Chief.”
- Fire Chief Don Crowson
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