Fire Chief
FIRE CHIEF DEWEY G. COY BEGAN HIS FIRE SERVICE JOURNEY BY
VOLUNTEERING WITH HIS HOME TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE ZEPHYR (TX)
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 1987. HE BEGAN SERVING FULL-TIME IN
AUGUST 1996 FOR THE CABOT (AR) FIRE DEPARTMENT. IN NOVEMBER
1998, HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE JACKSONVILLE (AR) FIRE DEPARTMENT,
RISING TO THE RANK OF BATTALION CHIEF. HE RETIRED FROM
JACKSONVILLE ON JANUARY 1, 2021. MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED AS FIRE
CHIEF/EMC FOR THE CITY OF SWEETWATER (TX) FIRE DEPARTMENT.
HAVING SERVED IN VOLUNTEER, PART-TIME, AND FULL-TIME SERVICE, HE HAS
OVER 32 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIRE AND EMS INDUSTRIES.CHIEF COY HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL
MANAGEMENT FROM JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF ARTS IN
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
FROM WEBSTER UNIVERSITY. HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NATIONAL
FIRE ACADEMY'S EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER PROGRAM IN FEBRUARY 2018.
IN ADDITION, CHIEF COY HOLDS NUMEROUS FIRE SERVICE CERTIFICATIONS
WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION. HE IS A LICENSED
PARAMEDIC WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.
CHIEF COY IS MARRIED TO CANDACE. HE BEGAN HIS DUTIES AT BEXAR
COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 10 ON MAY 19, 2025.
VOLUNTEERING WITH HIS HOME TOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE ZEPHYR (TX)
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 1987. HE BEGAN SERVING FULL-TIME IN
AUGUST 1996 FOR THE CABOT (AR) FIRE DEPARTMENT. IN NOVEMBER
1998, HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE JACKSONVILLE (AR) FIRE DEPARTMENT,
RISING TO THE RANK OF BATTALION CHIEF. HE RETIRED FROM
JACKSONVILLE ON JANUARY 1, 2021. MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED AS FIRE
CHIEF/EMC FOR THE CITY OF SWEETWATER (TX) FIRE DEPARTMENT.
HAVING SERVED IN VOLUNTEER, PART-TIME, AND FULL-TIME SERVICE, HE HAS
OVER 32 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIRE AND EMS INDUSTRIES.CHIEF COY HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL
MANAGEMENT FROM JOHN BROWN UNIVERSITY AND A MASTER OF ARTS IN
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
FROM WEBSTER UNIVERSITY. HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NATIONAL
FIRE ACADEMY'S EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER PROGRAM IN FEBRUARY 2018.
IN ADDITION, CHIEF COY HOLDS NUMEROUS FIRE SERVICE CERTIFICATIONS
WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION. HE IS A LICENSED
PARAMEDIC WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.
CHIEF COY IS MARRIED TO CANDACE. HE BEGAN HIS DUTIES AT BEXAR
COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 10 ON MAY 19, 2025.