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If people need help, you help : New Derby fire chief upholds family tradition
Eddy Martinez
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Derby s newest fire chief, David Lenart, center, stands with his father, Thomas Lenart Sr., left, and his brother, Thomas Lenart Jr.Contributed Photo / David Lenart
DERBY David Lenart grew up around firefighters and pretended, as a boy, that he was one of them.
So when it came time to take action when a real fire broke out, Lenart was prepared.
His younger sister, Brienne Lenart, said
a lamp once caught fire in their childhood home and a teenage David whisked her outside to safety as their parents put out the fire.
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