MIDWESTERN U.S. SUBURBAN FIRE CHIEF and FIREFIGHTING STANDARDS EXECUTIVE.
FIRE CHIEF WILLIAM J. KRAMER, CFD, was the longtime fire chief of Crestwood, MO, a southwest St. Louis County suburb of metro St. Louis, MO incorporated in 1949.
Chief Kramer was that city's first fire chief, organizing, developing and staffing its fire department and emergency services into one of the best in the State of Missouri and the Midwest during his tenure as Chief.
Later, he served as a member of the South County Fire District Association and the Association of Fire Chiefs, where he developed specifications for firefighting equipment, personnel, policies and management. He was also instrumental in the planning, building and development of the Fire Fighting Academy of St. Louis located in the central St. Louis County suburb of Wellston, MO.
A graduate of St. John the Baptist High School in South St. Louis and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, his funeral at Kutis Affton Funeral Chapel featured full firefighter ritual and honors, with burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
In addition to his distinguished firefighter leadership, Chief Kramer was the father of five, and a proud grandfather, great-grandfather, and mentor, friend and proud fellow firefighter to many. He had a long-ranging historical and professional influence on fire fighting and emergency preparedness in St. Louis County, MO and the Midwest.
FIRE CHIEF WILLIAM J. KRAMER, CFD, was the longtime fire chief of Crestwood, MO, a southwest St. Louis County suburb of metro St. Louis, MO incorporated in 1949.
Chief Kramer was that city's first fire chief, organizing, developing and staffing its fire department and emergency services into one of the best in the State of Missouri and the Midwest during his tenure as Chief.
Later, he served as a member of the South County Fire District Association and the Association of Fire Chiefs, where he developed specifications for firefighting equipment, personnel, policies and management. He was also instrumental in the planning, building and development of the Fire Fighting Academy of St. Louis located in the central St. Louis County suburb of Wellston, MO.
A graduate of St. John the Baptist High School in South St. Louis and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, his funeral at Kutis Affton Funeral Chapel featured full firefighter ritual and honors, with burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
In addition to his distinguished firefighter leadership, Chief Kramer was the father of five, and a proud grandfather, great-grandfather, and mentor, friend and proud fellow firefighter to many. He had a long-ranging historical and professional influence on fire fighting and emergency preparedness in St. Louis County, MO and the Midwest.
MIDWESTERN U.S. SUBURBAN FIRE CHIEF and FIREFIGHTING STANDARDS EXECUTIVE.
FIRE CHIEF WILLIAM J. KRAMER, CFD, was the longtime fire chief of Crestwood, MO, a southwest St. Louis County suburb of metro St. Louis, MO incorporated in 1949.
Chief Kramer was that city's first fire chief, organizing, developing and staffing its fire department and emergency services into one of the best in the State of Missouri and the Midwest during his tenure as Chief.
Later, he served as a member of the South County Fire District Association and the Association of Fire Chiefs, where he developed specifications for firefighting equipment, personnel, policies and management. He was also instrumental in the planning, building and development of the Fire Fighting Academy of St. Louis located in the central St. Louis County suburb of Wellston, MO.
A graduate of St. John the Baptist High School in South St. Louis and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, his funeral at Kutis Affton Funeral Chapel featured full firefighter ritual and honors, with burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
In addition to his distinguished firefighter leadership, Chief Kramer was the father of five, and a proud grandfather, great-grandfather, and mentor, friend and proud fellow firefighter to many. He had a long-ranging historical and professional influence on fire fighting and emergency preparedness in St. Louis County, MO and the Midwest.
FIRE CHIEF WILLIAM J. KRAMER, CFD, was the longtime fire chief of Crestwood, MO, a southwest St. Louis County suburb of metro St. Louis, MO incorporated in 1949.
Chief Kramer was that city's first fire chief, organizing, developing and staffing its fire department and emergency services into one of the best in the State of Missouri and the Midwest during his tenure as Chief.
Later, he served as a member of the South County Fire District Association and the Association of Fire Chiefs, where he developed specifications for firefighting equipment, personnel, policies and management. He was also instrumental in the planning, building and development of the Fire Fighting Academy of St. Louis located in the central St. Louis County suburb of Wellston, MO.
A graduate of St. John the Baptist High School in South St. Louis and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War, his funeral at Kutis Affton Funeral Chapel featured full firefighter ritual and honors, with burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
In addition to his distinguished firefighter leadership, Chief Kramer was the father of five, and a proud grandfather, great-grandfather, and mentor, friend and proud fellow firefighter to many. He had a long-ranging historical and professional influence on fire fighting and emergency preparedness in St. Louis County, MO and the Midwest.
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