06/05/2026
One of our fave! Congrats Captain Wright. You will surely be missed.
✨ FIRST IN SERVICE FRIDAY ✨ Please join the City of Myrtle Beach in congratulating Captain Dwayne Wright as this week’s First in Service Friday Employee of the Week! This recognition is especially meaningful because Captain Wright will retire next week after 24 years of dedicated service with the Myrtle Beach Fire Department.
As EMS Training Captain, Dwayne has spent much of his career investing in others, training and mentoring countless EMTs and paramedics who continue to serve our community today. His legacy can be seen not only in the generations of emergency responders he helped prepare for the job, but also in the lives they have touched through their service.
Throughout his career, Dwayne has been driven by a commitment to making a positive impact on the community he calls home. Whether responding to emergencies, teaching lifesaving skills, or supporting his fellow firefighters, he has led with professionalism, compassion and a genuine desire to help others. His nomination reads...
"Over the course of his entire career, Captain Dwayne Wright has lived the department's "EARN IT" mission statement.
Even though Dwayne's 10-week EMT-B program for Recruit Class 39 technically ended in December 2025, he still found ways to make a positive impact for the recruits and our organization during the 1st quarter of 2026. On multiple occasions, Dwayne served as hands-on skills and burn evaluator for the students of Recruit Class 39 on test day. He also scheduled and delivered quarterly paramedic and RSI training for the paramedics of the organization. Finally, he has completed the scheduling and continued to collaborate with Dr. Kozlowski and Grand Strand Medical Center pertaining to GSMC Resident day on July 14th, 2026.
This is going to prove to be helpful and ease the transition of the new EMS training captain on June 11th, 2026. Dwayne is respectful to his colleagues and the students that he provides education to in the classroom.
Dwayne has more than 28 years of service as a firefighter in the State of South Carolina with most of them being with the City of Myrtle Beach Fire Department. Myrtle Beach is Dwayne's home, and he has always wanted what is best for his community. That means that when it came to training firefighters in both emergency medical services and firefighting, Dwayne did it with all his passion as he knew that those firefighters would be protecting his community and family.
With only a few weeks left in his career, Dwayne continues to provide training to the members of the organization in CPR and Phase Paramedic Precept. Integrity: As a fire officer and the department's EMS training captain, Dwayne chooses to keep himself in good physical shape. It is our organization's standard, and Dwayne elects to be a role model to the younger firefighters as he can often be found working out in the fitness center in the early morning hours at fire station 3. If Dwayne is willing to commit to physical fitness daily, then the younger members of the organization should too. He has been a positive example of this for many years now.
For his entire career, Dwayne has been a trustworthy firefighter, officer, and EMS training captain. He does an excellent job of developing and delivering EMS content that all personnel can enjoy in the classroom setting. From the perspective of development, he has not only trained students but also new instructors. He has instilled trust and confidence in new instructors both in EMT-B instruction through the college and as new instructors for CPR in the classroom. The organization instilled trust in him many years ago to develop a solid EMS training program and he has delivered on that greatly. Once retired, the new EMS training captain will have a solid foundation to begin with because of the contributions of Captain Dwayne Wright.
For his entire career, Dwayne has been Elite. EMS training is challenging, especially when you are responsible for the instruction and recertification of almost 200 members in our organization. He has done an excellent job of keeping up with this process while continuing to develop and deliver EMS related content to the members of our organization. What I continue to find extraordinary about him is that when he is finished instructing a class, he is immediately willing to evaluate himself, his instruction, and if the content is meeting the needs of the students in the classroom.
With only 1 week remaining in his career, he is still evaluating himself regularly, as he prepares to begin training his replacement. Dwayne has been an excellent training officer, and I am going to miss having him around the office. His contributions to the organization will have a positive impact for many years to come. Dwayne, Thank you for your many years of service to our organization and the Myrtle Beach community. We are going to miss you but are also excited about your future."
Thank you, Dwayne, for your dedication to our community, public safety and the next generation of heroes. Though you will be missed, we hope you enjoy your well-earned retirement. You are appreciated!
