A Ringgold resident since 2011, Daniel Walston joined the Catoosa County Fire Department in 2009 as a Firefighter. Since then, Chief Walston has worked his way through the ranks of Fire Apparatus Operator (FAO), Officer in Charge (OIC), and was promoted to the Assistant Chief of Training & Special Operations in 2014. Chief Walston is responsible for all the daily operations of the department.

Chief Walston is a 24-year veteran of the Fire Service where he was a Volunteer and Career Firefighter for The City of East Ridge, Tennessee, prior to coming to Catoosa County. Chief Walston is also a Life Member of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue Service where he served multiple ranks, including Chief of the Organization. Chief Walston holds many certifications and licenses, to include: National Registered-EMT-I, NPQ-FFI / FFII, Fire Instructor I / II, Fire Officer I, II, and III, and various technical / specialized training to include: Rope, Trench, Swiftwater, and Hazmat Tech. Chief Walston is also a Georgia Certified Firefighter, as well as a Georgia POST Certified Law Enforcement Officer, and is currently enrolled at West Georgia Technical College for his Associates Degree in Fire Science.

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