[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E711-E712]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING CHIEF KEVIN NORD

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 12, 2022

  Mr. KEATING. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Chief 
Kevin Nord as he retires from the Duxbury Fire Department after 44 
years of service to our community.
  With a passion for helping others from a young age, Chief Nord first 
began his career in 1978, as an on-call firefighter with the Kingston 
Fire Department. Rising through the ranks, Chief Nord went on to become 
an EMT, paramedic, and fire captain in 1994. During his tenure with the 
Kingston Fire Department, Chief Nord established the Plymouth County 
Fire & Rescue Training Association, served as president of the 
International Association of Firefighters Local 2337, and was appointed 
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the Kingston Fire Department's first medical system coordinator.
  Chief Nord's commitment to protecting both the public and his fellow 
emergency responders did not go unnoticed. In 2004, after 26 years with 
the Kingston Fire Department, Chief Nord was named fire chief of the 
Duxbury Fire Department. During Chief Nord's 18 years with the Duxbury 
Fire Department, Nord worked to increase diversity within the 
department by hiring more women, supervised the growth of the 
department with a new firefighters' quarter being added to the Central 
Fire Station, and served as the director of Duxbury's Emergency 
Management Agency, leading the town's response during blizzards, 
hurricanes, and power outages. Recognizing the advantages and 
importance of his medical training, Chief Nord advocated for his 
firefighters to become paramedics, hired more EMTs to the department, 
and had the Duxbury Fire Department incorporate advanced life support 
protocols.
  Chief Nord has served as a leader not only to those in the Kingston 
and Duxbury Fire Departments, but also to firefighters across the 
Commonwealth. Throughout his career, Chief Nord chaired the 
Massachusetts Technical Rescue Coordinating Council and the 
Southeastern Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team, initiated the 
Regional Old Colony Communications Center, which handles 911 calls and 
dispatches emergency services to Duxbury and several other surrounding 
towns, and established the Plymouth County Critical Incident Stress 
Management Team--a group that assists first responders address job 
related stress and trauma. As a founding member of the Plymouth County 
Critical Incident Stress Management Team, Chief Nord and his team 
provided support to first responders at the World Trade Center 
following the attacks on September 11, 2001.
  Chief Nord has devoted his career to helping and protecting all 
throughout the South Shore. After 44 years of service, Chief Nord will 
officially retire on July 15th, and plans to travel across the Trans 
America Trail on his motorcycle.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Chief Kevin Nord. I ask that my 
colleagues join me in recognizing his career and commitment to serving 
his community.

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