Gallatin officials have chosen a new fire chief from West Tennessee.
The Gallatin City Council and Mayor Paige Brown voted 6-2 during a special-called meeting Tuesday to offer the job to Jeff Beaman, assistant fire chief for the Germantown Fire Department. If accepted, his starting salary would be $125,000.
According to his resume, Beaman has a master’s degree in emergency services management from Columbia Southern University in addition to more than 30 years of overall experience in the fire service. He has been in his current position since August 2011.
“He’s a really good fit for the department,” Brown said following the meeting. “They have often said that they would like to have a firefighter’s fire chief and I think they’re going to get that with this gentleman.”