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Dr. David A. Greene Awards / Accomplishments / Presentations
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Awards |
| - Emergency Manager of the Year from South Carolina Emergency Management Association - March 2020 |
| - International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management Annual Research Symposium Oklahoma State University Student Presentation Prize - July, 2016 - view press release |
| - Member of Institution of Fire Engineers awarded on December 7, 2011 |
| - Chief Fire Officer designation awarded by Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) in March 2011 |
| - Decorated with Commendation for Life Saving - July 2, 2010 |
| - Decorated with Award for Valor - July 7, 2009 |
| - Decorated with Commendation for Life Saving - May 19, 2003 |
| - 2000 Colleton County Rescue Squad Member of the Year |
| - 1996 Colleton Rural Fire Department Firefighter of the Year |
| - 1995 Colleton County Rescue Squad Member of the Year |
Accomplishments |
| - Coordinated a collaborative air ambulance program for Colleton County |
| - Developed a multinomial regression model and prediction curve that can predict with great accuracy the station's response area in which the next emergency will occur |
| - Developed and deployed Android based application to improve communications from field units and track their locations |
| - Developed and implemented virtual inventory system for Colleton County Fire-Rescue |
| - Chairman of South Carolina Firefighter Mobilization Hazardous Materials Working Group (December 2014 - February 2018) |
| - Member of South Carolina Firefighter Mobilization Hazardous Materials Working Group (May 2010 - February 2018) |
| - Member of South Carolina Firefighter Association's Higher Education Committee (March 2014 - present) |
| - Have instructed over 2000 hours of South Carolina Fire Academy Courses |
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- Directed and actively participated in lowering four departments' ISO ratings to include the largest full-service all-hazards department with a Class 3 or better rating in the United States |
| - Member of Editorial Board and contributor to Carolina Fire Rescue EMS Journal magazine |
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- Developed Fire Victim Assistance Program through the Red Cross for Colleton County Fire-Rescue |
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- Successfully awarded six separate grants from various private agencies and federal government for fire investigation, hazardous materials mitigation, and firefighting equipment. |
| - Member of hiring board tasked to select Fire Chief for City of Pooler, Georgia (Metropolitan Savannah) |
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- Member of National Association of Fire Investigators |
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- Member of South Carolina Insurance Fraud Investigators |
| - Member of South Carolina Society of Fire Service Instructors |
| - Member of International Association of Fire Chiefs |
| - Member of National Fire Protection Association |
Presentations |
| - Presenter at FEMA Southeast Private-Public Partners Summit in May 2022 |
| - Presenter at International Association of Fire Chief's Fire Rescue International Conference 2019 (Atlanta, GA) |
| - Presenter at National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) Training Summit in June 2019 (Portland, OR) |
| - Presenter at Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International in April 2019 (Indianapolis, IN) |
| - Presenter at United States Fire Administration's Volunteer Fire and Emergency Services Retention and Recruitment Working Group Summit in June 2018 (Emmitsburg, MD) - click here to view thank you letter. |
| - Presenter at Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International in April 2018 (Indianapolis, IN) |
| - Presenter at Institution of Fire Engineers Conference on Fire Related Research and Developments (RE17) in November 2017 (West Midlands Fire Service HQ - Birmingham, England) |
| - Presenter at Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs Leadership Conference in June 2017 (Charleston, SC) |
| - Presenter at South Carolina Firefighter Association's Conference in June 2017 (Myrtle Beach, SC) |
| - Presenter at National Professional Development Summit in June 2017 (National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD) |
| - Presenter at International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management Research Symposium in July 2016 (Tulsa, OK) |
| - Presenter at South Carolina Firefighter Association's Conference in June 2015 (Myrtle Beach, SC) |
| - Presenter at Lowcountry Fire-EMS Weekend in November 2014 |
| - Presenter at South Carolina HazMat School in November 2014 |
| - Presenter at Southeastern Fire School in March 2014 |
| - Presenter at Lowcountry Fire-EMS Weekend in November 2013 |
| - Presenter at International Association of Fire Chief's Fire-Rescue International Conference 2012 (Denver, CO) |
| - Presenter at International Association of Fire Chief’s Fire-Rescue International Conference 2011 (Atlanta, GA) |
| - Presenter at International Association of Fire Chief’s International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference 2008 (Baltimore, MD) |