Sugar Land Fire Chief Dannie Smith promoted Clay Fenwick to the position of assistant fire chief for planning and research. His responsibilities include professional development, resource management, planning and research. Sugar Land is a Houston suburb. Fenwick began his professional fire career with the Sugar Land Fire Department in 1991. He began firefighting in 1983 as a member of the Pearland Volunteer Fire Department, where he served until 1994. He has previously held the positions of firefighter, driver, lieutenant, captain and battalion chief. He holds certifications with the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as a Firefighter Master, ARFF Advanced and Fire Service Instructor II, along with holding a Texas Department of Health Emergency Medical Technician Basic certification. He earned an associate’s degree in Fire Protection Technology and is in the third year of the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy. In addition to Chief Fenwick’s promotion, TES² Instructor Curtis LeGrotte is now assigned as the “C” Shift Battalion Chief for the Sugar Land Fire Department. Chief LeGrotte has been a lead instructor with TES² since 1999 and previously served as the Chief of Training where in 2006 the Texas Fire Educators Association honored him as the Training Officer of the Year. On behalf of the entire TES² staff we would like to congratulate both Chief Fenwick and Chief LeGrotte on their recent promtions/assignments.