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Deputy Chief Vincent Bettinazzi, CFO, EFO

Vince Bettinazzi serves as deputy chief of the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Fire Department. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Health Education from Muskingum University and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Managing Officer Program and Executive Fire Officer Program. Bettinazzi is a credentialed Chief Fire Officer (CFO) through the Center for Public Safety Excellence and has served as a contributor for FireRescue1 since 2019.

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