Smith County Fire Chief Sworn In

TYLER — Jay Brooks has been sworn in as the Smith County Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Coordinator. County Judge Nathaniel Moran swore in the new chief on Monday morning. After he was sworn in, Brooks deputized his staff. Brooks volunteered from 2007 through 2014, when he became the county’s fire marshal for more than a year before leaving to work in the private sector. Commissioners recently appointed Brooks after the retirement of Connie McCoy-Wasson. Brooks will fill the unexpired term through December 2020.