STAFF

David "Cowboy" Crumpton, Director of Emergency Services - David presently lives in Danville, Virginia. He is a career firefighter with the Danville Fire Department. David has been employed with the City for over ten years. His daughter Allison is twelve years old. David started working at VIR when it re-opened in 2000. He was promoted to Assistant Director in December of 2001. In September of 2002, David was promoted to Director of Emergency Services. His hobbies include racing and camping. (Email)

Kenneth "Arlo" Guthrie, Assistant Director of Emergency Services - Arlo is a career firefighter with the Danville Fire Department. He has been employed with the City for twenty years. He joined the VIR team in January of 2001. Arlo assumed the duties of Assistant Director in November 2005. He is responsible for staffing and daily scheduling. Arlo and his bride Connie were married in 2004 at the race track! (Email)

VIR's Emergency Services Department has over 65 employees on the schedule. All work part-time for VIR. Many are career and/or volunteer firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics. Several of our employees work at Goodyear or other manufacturing facilities. Some of our staff attends school part- or full-time. Others work in all different aspects of society.

All of VIR's Emergency Service workers are well-trained. We have Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) up to Paramedics. We have Vehicle Extrication Instructors and Emergency Vehicle Operations Class (EVOC) Instructors on staff. All personnel are obviously trained in CPR. We also have a couple of CPR instructors. Many of our members are trained in Hazardous Materials from the Awareness level all the way up to the Specialist level. We can handle much of our own repair work with engine and equipment repair. A couple of our staff even fabricated our Stay-Dry spreaders.

Billy Welch, this is your life! Ok, it is not quite that dramatic, but here goes. Billy has been working at VIR for over six years. He retired five years ago from Goodyear. He was a welder and has used his skills at the track several times to make Fire & Rescue a better place. Billy is also a Life Member of the Danville Life Saving Crew. He is an EMT-B, FFI, and a well accomplished scuba diver. He is also certified in about every rescue class, above and under ground. Billy recently moved into the city of Danville with his wife Hilda. They have a son and daughter. Hilda has been trying to get Billy to slow down since he retired, but with little success! When he does take a break, he enjoys watching old movies, working with stained glass, traveling, and scuba diving. His favorite groups at the track are NASCAR, Grand-Am, and any corvettes. Billy states that he enjoys working at the track because of the vehicles that come to VIR. If it rolls and can be raced, it's here. The guys and girls we work with are second to none. They are smart, good at what they do, and fun to be around. They will also help you anyway they can. There can't be a better place to work or people to work with.