The Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association (TFCA) named Sevierville Fire Chief Matt Henderson as the association’s 53rd president at its annual conference in Murfreesboro this week.
“TFCA must continue to work with fire agencies across our state to provide excellent service to our communities,” Henderson said in a statement. “Our firefighters are our most valuable resource. Providing them with the education, tools and resources needed to perform the job whenever and wherever they are needed, is the key to our success as an association.”
Henderson started his career at the Sevierville Fire Department in 1995 and has served as the City of Sevierville fire chief since 2012. He began his fire service career at the age of fifteen as a junior firefighter with the Sevierville-Sevier County Volunteer Fire Department. He served 20 years as a volunteer firefighter and twenty-seven as a career firefighter.
“Leadership, guidance and support from God, my family, Sevierville Fire Department, City of Sevierville, and Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association has prepared me for this term as President and I am looking forward to serving,” Henderson added.
Sevierville City Administrator Russell Treadway commented on Henderson’s recent appointment to serve as TFCA’s president, saying in a statement, “To be recognized by his peers as a leader in the fire service is certainly admirable. It speaks highly of both Chief Henderson and the Sevierville Fire Department, and the knowledge and experience he gains will be beneficial to our City.”
Henderson succeeds Bob Dudley, who served as the TFCA’s president for two years.
Today the Tennessee Fire Chief’s Association awarded #Nolensvillefire Chief David Windrow with the #FireChiefoftheYear Award. This award is the most prestigious honor the Tennessee fire service can give to a Chief Officer. Congratulations, Chief Windrow! We are so proud of you! pic.twitter.com/F0w5HTRQN2
— Nolensville Fire & Rescue (@NolensvilleFire) July 24, 2023
This week, the TFCA also awarded Nolensville Fire Chief David Windrow its annual Fire Chief of the Year Award – the most prestigious honor the Tennessee fire service can give to a Chief Officer.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
