{"id":301666,"date":"2014-05-20T16:31:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-20T21:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=301666"},"modified":"2015-05-27T12:46:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T17:46:49","slug":"brooks-named-smith-county-fire-marshal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=301666","title":{"rendered":"Brooks Named Smith County Fire Marshal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/05\/th16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/05\/th16-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"th\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-357324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/05\/th16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2015\/05\/th16.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>TYLER &#8212; A man who serves as Lindale&#8217;s fire marshal and a police patrolman will be Smith County&#8217;s new fire marshal. Smith County Commissioners have named Roy J. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jay\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Brooks, Jr. to the post. Brooks, who is the owner\/manager of Brooks Forensics, LLC, a private fire investigation company, takes over his new duties next month. He succeeds Jim Seaton, who died last month from cancer.<!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>Brooks is a 13-year veteran of firefighting and has six years of certified fire investigator experience. Brooks served on a volunteer basis with the Smith County Fire Marshal\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office from 2008 to 2013. He also holds multiple certifications as a fire\/arson investigator, inspector, peace officer, and private investigator and has logged more than 1,000 hours of fire, rescue, and EMT-B training in addition to his investigative training.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am so humbled that the Commissioner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Court has offered me the opportunity to serve the citizens of Smith County in this capacity. Charles Shine and Jim Seaton left a legacy of excellence and I hope to continue the progress they started in County fire protection and hazard mitigation. I also can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t express how proud I am of the staff I will be working with, many of whom helped mold me into the investigator I am today;\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Brooks said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I would also like to say a huge thank you to my loving wife, Kelly, and my two sons, Hagen and Zachary, for supporting me while enduring the sacrifices that go into <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER &#8212; A man who serves as Lindale&#8217;s fire marshal and a police patrolman will be Smith County&#8217;s new fire marshal. Smith County Commissioners have named Roy J. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jay\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Brooks, Jr. to the post. 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