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STURTEVANT — Months before his senior year, Brandon Cruz was celebrating his birthday at Red Lobster with friends and family before firefighter paramedics ran into the restaurant and responded to a call of an older man having difficulty breathing. Cruz admired the way the firefighters quickly moved on the scene, calmed the family’s nerves and maintained a bond with one another, even when few words were exchanged. At that moment, Cruz knew what he wanted to do for a living. “I went back to school and told my counselor I wanted to become a firefighter and learn everything I can d...

Great Falls Fire Rescue welcomes its first female officer Great Falls Fire Rescue welcomes its first female officer By: Kailey Neitzel and last updated 2021-06-29 19:48:42-04 GREAT FALLS — Maren Reilly took the oath of office on Tuesday and became the first female fire officer at Great Falls Fire Rescue. Fire Chief Jeremy Jones conducted the ceremony, administering the oath and promoting her to the rank of lieutenant. Maren’s husband Eric pinned her new gold lieutenant badge on her uniform, and her parents pinned her new collar brass on. In 1982, the City of Great Fa...

Devin Martin Created: January 16, 2021 06:57 PM (ABC 6 News) -- High school students from Rochester and the surrounding areas had the chance to chase their dreams of becoming firefighters one day. A program called High School Student Live Burn Training offered by the Rochester Fire Department (RFD) provided this opportunity to secondary students. In Saturday's event, students were assigned to locate and extinguish live fires in a structure under the guidance of RFD firefighters, “It's awesome. You know, they come in and they're excited. This is all brand new to them, t...

Updated: Dec 23, 2020 2:16 PM Dewey Fire Awards Three Firefighters with Accolades   The Dewey Fire Department has given out accolades to three of its firefighters this week. DFD's Mike Bolinger was named Firefighter of the Year by his peers, while Kolten Brown was given the Call Volume Award. Rookie of the Year honors went to Cole Williams. According to Assistant Fire Chief Cody Meade, Rookie of the Year is voted on by Fire Officers. He said Williams has been a model firefighter in his first year. Investing in his training, Williams completed Firefighter One and EMT-B this year. In addi...