City of Beaufort names Employee of the Year

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photo courtesy City of Beaufort

The City of Beaufort held it’s Kick Off the Year Employee Luncheon for all City of Beaufort employees and Firefighter Clint Holmes was recognized as being the 2018 City of Beaufort Employee of the Year.

In a press release issued by the city, Holmes’ accolades abound.

Clint has been employed with the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department since July of 2012. He has moved up through the ranks and is currently a Firefighter III/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Clint is an Acting Lieutenant for Shift III and is also an instructor for the South Carolina Fire Academy.

Clint has proven his willingness to go above and beyond both on and off duty. He has volunteered his time with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Burned Children’s Fund for the last several years where he volunteers as a camp counselor for children who have been burned in South Carolina ages 6 – 17. He spends a week with the children at Camp Can Do along with time throughout the year planning the camp.

photo courtesy City of Beaufort

Clint also plays a huge role in the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Departments aluminum can program that helps raise money to send children who have been burned to camp. Clint assists with the emptying of the trailers at the aluminum scrap yard and donates the money from the cans to the MUSC Burned Children’ Fund.

Clint was awarded the 2018 City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department Firefighter of the Year and the Pride of the Battalion award from the South Carolina Fire Academy in 2012 for demonstrating leadership, integrity, determination, and good value while in recruit school.

He is a decorated firefighter having been awarded the City of Beaufort – Town of Port Royal Lifesaving Medal in 2015 and numerous citations for embodying the core values of the department when serving the community.