2019 Virginia Fire + Rescue Conference

Mat Blankenship
Firefighter
Henrico Fire Department


Mat Blankenship grew up in the Ashland (VA) Volunteer Fire Company where his father served with many other family members. In 1999, Mat officially began his fire service career by joining the AVFC. There he served as Historian, Vice-President, and Fire Prevention Officer. He was voted AVFC "Firefighter of the Year" in 2001. In 2003, he was hired by Henrico (VA) County Division of Fire where he has been assigned to Engine 6, Truck 6, Engine 14 and Squad 13. In November of 2015, he had an on duty TBI and has since been advocating for concussion awareness in the fire service. Mat can be reached at blairmatfleet2@gmail.com or Facebook at Firefighter Concussion Protocol.

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