Biography
Battalion Chief Queen has served the City of Cedar Park since 1995.
Chief Queen joined the Cedar Park Fire Department, beginning as a volunteer Firefighter in June 1995, becoming a part-time paid firefighter in 1996, and becoming a full time paid firefighter in October 1997. He promoted to lieutenant in April 1999, captain in June 2004, and battalion chief in January 2006, where he served in operations on A-shift. In 2014 he moved to the Training Division for two years and is currently back in operations on C-shift. He holds a Texas Firefighters Certificate from Austin Community College. He is certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection as a/an:
- Master Firefighter
- Fire Officer IV by Proboard/Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)
- Master Fire Inspector
- Master Fire Investigator
- Hazardous Materials Technician
- Incident Safety Officer
- Wildland Firefighter
- Driver/Operator
- Fire Instructor III
He is certified as an Emergency Medical Technician by the Texas Department State Health Services, and a Hazardous Materials Branch Officer by Williamson County.