Deputy Fire Marshall/Captain
Myrtle Beach Fire Department
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Deputy Fire Marshal/Captain Christian Sliker, MPIO, FM City of Myrtle Beach Fire Department. In 2005 I began my career with the City of Myrtle Beach Fire Department as a line firefighter in which I served in that capacity until 2008. From 2008-2016, I proudly served full time as the City of Myrtle Beach Fire Department’s public information/education officer. During this time, I have implemented, designed and developed programs to keep all of our residents and visitors informed and safe in our city, as well as, the entire Grand Strand. While in this position the City of Myrtle Beach Fire Department has been recognized for my commitment and honored as winner of the prestigious Richard S. Campbell Award for Public Fire Safety Education 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2017 I graduated as 1 of 21 Master Public Information Officers in the Country after attending a 16 month course at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland. During that time I had the honor of having my capstone paper published into the EMI NETC National Library. In 2017 I was appointed as a Community Risk Reduction Officer for the City of Myrtle Beach Fire Department, where I continue to encompass all of stated duties while assisting with Life Safety Inspections within our City Limits. During my tenure, I worked with various groups such as Boys and Girls Club of the Grand Strand (4years), March of Dimes (3years), SOS – Autism Awareness (9years), Safe Place (9years), American Red Cross (8years), Breast Cancer Awareness (12years), and March for Babies (8 years). I am involved with Myrtle Beach Youth Initiative, a program for at risk youth (1 year), Myrtle Beach Neighborhood Watch (12 years) in partnership with the police department, where I listen to the public’s concerns and communicate information to them about their community. In addition I am a certified drone pilot, and helped implement a full scale drone program for the Myrtle Beach Fire Department.
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM