Clayton Garcia: A dedicated fire service professional with over 12 years of fire service experience and over 20 years in EMS experience. Growing up in a farming town in NW Iowa, Clay joined the US Navy out of high school as a US Navy Hospital Corpsman. His assignments included Naval Hospital Norfolk Virginia, Camp Lejeune North Carolina and Naval Air Station Keflavik Iceland serving in various medical roles. While serving in Camp Lejeune North Carolina, Clay deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, once with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines and the second deployment with 2nd Battalion 2nd Marines. Having participated in conflicts in Nasiriyah and Fallujah Iraq, Clay has received awards to include a Bronze Star with a “V” for valor, Presidential Unit Citation and 2 Combat Actions Ribbons. Clay Currently resides in a suburb of Des Moines Iowa and serves as the Assistant Fire Chief / Fire Marshal for the City of Clive Iowa. Clay is married to his wife Rachel and has 3 children: Andrew, Eli and Max. Clay has received a Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Science and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, both from Waldorf University.