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Mount Vernon City Fire Chief Brian Price honored at retirement ceremony
Summary
Mount Vernon City held a retirement ceremony recognizing Fire Chief Brian Price’s leadership, countywide collaboration on dispatch and station improvements, and his long career in the fire service.
Mount Vernon City Fire Chief Brian Price was honored at a retirement ceremony in Mount Vernon, where city leaders, county officials and fire-service colleagues recognized his role in advancing local and countywide fire operations.
At the ceremony, Mayor Peter Donovan presented a commemorative plate to Price and described a near-accident that left the plate intact. “As that employee was downtown looking for a box that would fit the plate, they had the plate with them. And that employee was struck by a vehicle. ... somehow she protected this plate from cracking or breaking,” Donovan said.
The gathering also highlighted projects Price helped lead. Chief Dave Skrundy praised Price’s countywide work on dispatch and other system improvements, saying, “There’s one word that I’m gonna throw out here ... and that word is locution. ... it’s actually a system or program here that’s gonna benefit our dispatchers, create efficiencies within our system.” Skrundy said Price prioritized investments that benefited the city and neighboring jurisdictions.
Price, thanked colleagues and family and reflected on a long career in the fire service. “I wouldn’t be here without the support throughout my whole career of everybody in the fire service,” Price said, and he told several career stories, including that he began his career at about age 20 with the Orange County Fire Authority.
Speakers and other attendees recalled Price’s role in efforts to modernize fire operations, including a push toward fire-based dispatch and work on station projects. Speakers said a voter bond to fund station improvements did not succeed but credited Price’s leadership for later progress on station remodels and staffing expansions.
Organizers presented Price a commemorative plaque that included a ceremonial axe and other tokens of appreciation. Price closed the event by urging colleagues to remember the long-term impact of everyday work in public safety and thanking his family for their support.
No formal council or personnel actions were taken at the event; it was a ceremonial observance and public thanks.
