William Harry Guinn

Background

Guinn, William Harry was born on May 21, 1931 in Joplin, Missouri, United States. Son of William Irene and May Ellen (Campbell) Guinn.

Education

Graduate, National Hazards Control Institute, 1978. Graduate, National Fire Academy, 1986.

Career

Firefighter Joplin Fire Department, 1953—1957, engineer, 1957—1959, lieutenant, 1959—1963, training officer, 1963—1971, inspector, assistant chief, 1971—1981, fire chief, since 1981. Consultant Health Tank Testing, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, since 1983, Ozark Gateway Fire Chief, Carthage, Missouri, since 1983. Adviser Fire Protection and Rescue Technology, Crowder College, Neosho, 1984.

Achievements

• William Harry Guinn has been listed as a noteworthy city official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Mokan Council Boy Scouts America, Joplin, 1957, Toys Tots, 1982, active. Officer Civil Defense Joplin, 1959—1981. Member of Missouri Valley Fire Chiefs., Missouri State Fire Chiefs Association (master 1975), National Fire Protection Association, International Association Fire Chiefs, Ozark Gateway Fire Chief Association (vice president 1983), Scottish Rite Lodge, Masons Lodge.

Interests

• Hunting, fishing.

Connections

Married Doris Jean Highley, September 30, 1952. Children: William Harry, John Robert.

Father:

William Irene Guinn

Mother:

May Ellen (Campbell) Guinn

Spouse:

Doris Jean Highley

child:

William Harry Guinn

child:

John Robert Guinn