Emergency Operations

Assistant Chief Brian Goss is a 27-year fire service veteran, having joined the profession in Bangor, Michigan as a paid-on-call firefighter in 1983. In 1988, he began a 20-year career with the Grand Rapids (MI) Fire Department where he subsequently moved through the ranks of Lieutenant, Captain, and Battalion Chief before retiring early in 2008 to accept the position of Assistant Fire Chief of Brentwood Fire & Rescue. Chief Goss holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Spring Arbor University and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Fire & Rescue Management Institute.  In 2010, Chief Goss earned his Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation through the Commission on Professional Credentialing at the Center for Public Safety Excellence.

A-Shift Captain Mark Waddey joined Brentwood Fire & Rescue in July of 1986 as one of the original Engineer/EMT’s. He was previously a member and officer with the Williamson County Rescue Squad from 1976 to 1987 and remains an inactive lifetime member. He was promoted to Captain in Brentwood in May of 1987. He is currently Team Leader for the fire department Hazardous Materials Team. He is a Tennessee certified EMT and Fire Inspector I and is trained to the Hazardous Materials Specialist Level. He has a certificate in Fire Science from Volunteer State Community College as well as addition course work at the National Fire Academy and the UT Center for Government Training.

B-Shift Captain Mark S. Duffield was born and raised in Memphis and began his fire service career working for the privately owned Brentwood Fire Department in 1977. He continued to work there until July of 1980 when he left the fire service to complete his college education. In 1984, he returned to the fire service joining Bellevue Volunteer Fire Dept, until it was absorbed by Nashville Fire Department on July 1, 1989. He then began his paid career service with Brentwood Fire & Rescue as a Firefighter on August 1, 1986. He was promoted to Firefighter II (engineer) in July of 1987. With the departure of Chief Dean Filer and Captain Bill League, he was promoted to Captain in September 1989. Capt. Duffield has his AS Degree in Fire Science.

C-Shift Captain Dennis Tatum was hired in 1986 as one of the original Engineer/EMTs with Brentwood Fire & Rescue. Prior to being hired by Brentwood, Captain Tatum was a member of The Williamson County Rescue Squad where he has remained active for the past 28 years, serving them today as a Lieutenant. He promoted to Lieutenant in Brentwood in June 1991 and Captain in July 1999. He currently serves as the Shift Commander for C-Shift. Captain Tatum has been a member of the Brentwood HAZMAT team from its origin. Over his career, Captain Tatum has completed two years of Fire Science classes through Volunteer State Community College, and has responded to Natural Disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Ice Storms in Kentucky. He is also an alumnus of the National Fire Academy.

Captain David Windrow came to Brentwood in 1996 as the Training and Safety Officer. He retired as a Chief Master Sergeant from the Air Force Reserve and previously served as a Battalion Chief in the Department of Public Safety at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. David holds a Master of Public Administration and a BS in Emergency Administration and Disaster Planning from the University of North Texas. He also has an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fire Protection Technology. Capt. Windrow has also obtained his Executive Fire Officer (EFO) designation through the National Fire Academy, and in 2010, earned his Chief Fire Officer (CFO) designation through the Commission on Professional Credentialing at the Center for Public Safety Excellence.