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Carney Oklahoma

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Carney's Police and Fire Department

Police and Fire Chef Greg Wilson

Officer Rackley

Having completed his probationary hiring, Officer  Rackley has been promoted to a permanent position. Officer Rackley has lived in Wellston since 1984, and started working in law enforcement in 2005, as a detention officer at the Pottawatomie County Jail. He then worked at the Lincoln County jail before working as a reserve officer for Carney. Officer Rackley paid for his reserve training class and completed that in July 2007. He went to work as a reserve officer for Carney and was hired full-time December 2007, on a probationary basis. According to Chief Wilson, “Officer Rackley has shown a great work ethic and self motivation”.

Officer Rackley has a great interest in keeping drug traffic away from our town and would like to see a Drug Awareness program in the school. We congratulate Officer Rackley on his promotion. Thank You for all your hard work and input in our community.

Carney's Fire Department

Captain Bud Berry, Carney Fire Department

Captain Berry was born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. His family moved to Kansas when he was a young boy. It was in Kansas that Captain Berry began his career as a firefighter. He started as a reserve in 1998, and was hired full time in 1999. Captain Berry and his wife moved their family to Carney in 2006, when Captain Berry accepted a job with Special Energy. Captain Berry joined the Carney Fire Department in 2006, and currently serves as a Captain. Captain Berry is certified in; firefighter I and II, EMT-B, Hazardous Material Technician I and II, Arson Detection, Leadership Strategies I, II and III, Vehicle, Machinery and Aircraft rescue and Extrication and Advanced Extrication, Terrorism Explosives Awareness, suicide Bombings and Energetic Materials, Explosives Demonstrations and Industrial Terrorism. He is also qualified and holds Certifications in 25 other areas of professional fire fighting and rescue techniques and specialty applications.

Coming from a Department that had everything they needed to a small department that had to make do with what they have was quite an adjustment for Captain Berry. He also said the he has a higher level of respect for other members of the Carney Fire Department because they are all volunteers. “Everyone here is doing this because they want to, not because it is their job. Most of our people are really dedicated.”

Captain Berry and his wife have two sons and enjoy camping and other outdoor activities. Captain Berry coached little league Baseball last year and was an assistant coach this year.

Captain Berry explained his dedication to the fire department as fulfilling a need in the community and the satisfaction of doing a good job, but he confessed that he still enjoys the excitement level and the challenge of firefighting. Thanks Captain Berry and keep up the good work.


Captain Bobbie Miller, Carney Fire Department

Our Community has a valuable asset in our Fire Department. Starting in this issue, in an effort to give some recognition to a department of volunteers, we will be highlighting a member of the department we want to share their dedication and the professional level of service that they give to the Fire Department and our community.

Captain Miller served in the United States Navy from 1988 to 1992, as a Fire Fighter Engineer and a Rescue Team member. Captain Miller joined the Carney Fire Department in 1993, and is now serving as a Captain and Training Officer. Captain Miller is Fire Fighter 1, certified along with Ropes Rescue 1, 2 and 3 as well as Auto Extraction basic and advanced. He is an Emergency Services Instructor and a Rescue Field Instructor for OSU. Bobby is a Hazmat Tech, Confined Space Rescue Tech, Trench Rescue Tech, Incident Safety Officer, Aircraft Rescue, Flammable Gas Emergency and Emergency Medical First Responder.

Captain Miller works for the Environmental Management in Guthrie. He is a single father raising three boys ages 12, 8 and 5. He made time to Coach Little League Baseball this year and has Coached Little League Football as well. When he is not working or training future Fire and Rescue Personnel, he enjoys spending time hunting, fishing and camping with his boys.

Captain Miller explained what drives him to volunteer so much of his time to serve his community. “When I go on a call most of the time I know the person that I am helping. They are people I grew up with, went to school with or children of those people. When I was in the Navy, we were stationed in the Gulf for a time. The work and rescue was non-stop and I was tired all the time. I would get care packages sent from my friends and neighbors and people in Carney. Those packages really meant a lot to me and I swore that somehow I would pay those people back.”