Clay Carpenter

Deputy Chief

Frisco Fire Department

Clay Carpenter is a Deputy Chief with the Frisco Fire Department and serves in the role of Shift Commander for C-Shift.  He began his career in Frisco as a volunteer firefighter and has twenty years of paid service experience.  Aside from serving in emergency operations for most of his career, Clay has taken a special interest in fire service technology.  He helped bring electronic patient care reporting to his department and currently manages all radio and computer equipment.  Clay is a graduate of both Weatherford College and Texas A&M University-Commerce.  He frequently evaluates and appraises new fire service software programs and chairs multiple technology-focused groups within the department.  In particular, Clay oversees and supports an internal group of firefighters tasked with keeping the City’s Command-Communications truck operational and running with the latest audio/visual and communications technology.  Since its inception, he has been a participating member of the City of Frisco’s SAFER team.  Clay’s contributions to SAFER have been most valuable regarding commercial preplanning accessibility in the field.

Clay Carpenter

Deputy Chief

Frisco Fire Department

Clay Carpenter is a Deputy Chief with the Frisco Fire Department and serves in the role of Shift Commander for C-Shift.  He began his career in Frisco as a volunteer firefighter and has twenty years of paid service experience.  Aside from serving in emergency operations for most of his career, Clay has taken a special interest in fire service technology.  He helped bring electronic patient care reporting to his department and currently manages all radio and computer equipment.  Clay is a graduate of both Weatherford College and Texas A&M University-Commerce.  He frequently evaluates and appraises new fire service software programs and chairs multiple technology-focused groups within the department.  In particular, Clay oversees and supports an internal group of firefighters tasked with keeping the City’s Command-Communications truck operational and running with the latest audio/visual and communications technology.  Since its inception, he has been a participating member of the City of Frisco’s SAFER team.  Clay’s contributions to SAFER have been most valuable regarding commercial preplanning accessibility in the field.