Carnie E. Hedgepeth Named Beaufort County Emergency Services Director | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

    Beaufort County is pleased to announce that Mr. Carnie E. Hedgepeth has been named the new Emergency Services Director for the County. This is a new position that will consolidate and oversee Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, Fire Marshal and Animal Control under an Emergency Services Department.

    Mr. Hedgepeth holds an AAS degree in Fire Protection Technology from Wilson Community College, a BS degree in Business Management and Organizational Development from Mount Olive College and is an ordained minister. He has spent his entire professional career working in fire and EMS services and holds multiple State and National Fire Academy certifications. Mr. Hedgepeth most recently served as the Director of Fire and Emergency Services Training at Pitt Community College and has previously worked as a Fire and Rescue Training Specialist for the NC Office of State Fire Marshal, as the Fire/EMS Chief for the Town of Winterville, as the Deputy Fire/EMS Chief for Morehead City and as an EMS Specialist for the City of Greenville Fire/Rescue Department.

    "We are very pleased to have Carnie join the County in the role of Emergency Services Director. He is extremely knowledgeable of the many aspects encompassing the emergency services field and his broad base of experience and education will serve him well in this new position," said Brian Alligood, County Manager.

    Mr. Hedgepeth will begin his duties with the County on April 3, 2017.

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