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Cecil V. "Buddy" Martinette, Jr.
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Cecil V. "Buddy" Martinette Jr., is a thirty-one year fire and rescue professional whose work experience ranges from firefighter to Fire Chief.  He is currently an Assistant County Administrator in Hanover County Virginia.  Previously Buddy was the Chief of the Lynchburg Fire and EMS Department in Lynchburg Virginia.  Prior to this position, he spent twenty-five years with the Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) of which three years were as a volunteer firefighter.

Mr. Martinette holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Administration from Hampton University and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Troy State University. He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program where he received the 2003 Executive Leadership Outstanding Research Award.  Chief Martinette has received the designation of "Chief Fire Officer" by the Commission on Chief Fire Officer Designation.

Buddy is an Instructor III with the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Fire Programs. He also served as a FEMA Incident Support Team Operations Officer and Task Force Leader for Virginia Task Force II, of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Search and Rescue Program.  His Urban Search and Rescue experience includes the Colonial Heights Wal-Mart Collapse, deployments for hurricanes Floyd, Fran, Francis, Charlie, Ivan, Katrina, and Rita and also the Murrah Federal Building Bombing and 9-11 Pentagon collapse.

Buddy Martinette authored the book Trench Rescue by Jones & Bartlett Publishing and is the author of numerous fire service articles. Buddy lectures nationwide on leadership and specialized rescue operations to public safety, military, industrial, and law enforcement organizations. He is a frequent presenter at most major fire and EMS conferences.