Berkeley County, W.V. - On July 31st, 2024, Governor Jim Justice honored Berkeley County Fire Department Lieutenant Jeremy Taylor with the “Distinguished Mountaineer” award. Lt. Taylor was recognized by the governor for his lifelong devotion to the fire service, emergency medical service, and law enforcement. Jeremy has been a volunteer firefighter with the Fountain Fire Department for more than thirty years and also volunteered at the Fort Ashby Fire Department. Jeremy currently is a volunteer firefighter at the Baker Heights Fire Department. Lt. Taylor served as an Emergency Medical Technician at Tri-County Ambulance and Valley Medical Transport for over ten years.
In addition to being a firefighter/EMT, Jeremy served as a Sheriff’s Deputy in Mineral County, WV where he also served two terms as the elected Sheriff.
After retiring from his career in law enforcement, Jeremy began his second career in 2019 as a firefighter for Berkeley County Fire Department. For over ten years, he has served as a Fire Service Instructor for WVU and WVPST. In 2024, Jeremy was promoted to Lieutenant with the Berkeley County Fire Department.
Lt. Taylor has accomplished all of this while also being a dedicated husband to his wife Jennifer and father to their three daughters.
Clearly Lt. Taylor has devoted his life to protecting and assisting the people of West Virginia. Chief Martin Roberts and the firefighters of BCFD are proud of Lt. Taylor’s accomplishments and congratulate him on being honored by Governor Jim Justice and the state of West Virginia as a Distinguished Mountaineer.