It's Firefighter Friday! This afternoon we are introducing you to our Assistant Chief of Operations, Stuart Heater. Chief Heater manages things that people normally think about when you think of a fire department: Firefighters, Fire Trucks, and Fire Stations.
1. *How long have you been with LFD and in what capacity?
2.5 years as volunteer and 9 years as career
2. *What made you want to be a firefighter?
A friend in high school was volunteering at the local fire department when a big apartment fire occurred right next to the school. After he was talking about the fire I went out the next week and started looking into volunteering.
3. *What’s the best thing about being a firefighter at LFD?
The atmosphere. It’s the best group of people I have worked with.
4. What’s your favorite food?
Mexican Food
5. What are your hobbies?
Saltwater fish keeping, wood working, and occasionally I get to play golf.
6. What’s something about you citizens might find unusual or interesting?
My family was among the first settlers of Hudson Bend area of the river valley before the construction of Mansfield Dam flooded our homestead.
7. If you were on an island and could only bring 3 things, what would you bring?
I only need two- my deployment ready pack and golf clubs
8. If you could recommend one place for people to go on vacation where would it be and why?
Bahamas. The beaches, blue water and the lack of good cellular coverage.
9. What would I find in your refrigerator right now?
Sweat Tea
10. Pepsi or Coke?
Pepsi only if it has salted peanuts poured in.
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