MARC JACOBS
Hutch Post
A nine-year veteran of the Hutchinson Fire Department, Danny Chambers is the Allen Samuels CDJR First Responder of the Month.
Chambers is an Fire Engineer on Truck Three blue shift based at HFD Station on East Avenue E. Chambers got his start in fire science following a layoff from a printing company.
He was hooked as a kid due to visits to the fire station and following his layoff he enrolled in an EMT class. Once he passed the class, he put his name on several hire lists including with HFD. While waiting for a call, he took fire science classes through HutchCC.
His nominator, Pam Postier, in her application tells us, “Danny's dream since he was little was to be a firefighter, he is now living that dream, he works very hard, very dedicated to his passion, and he is now living it for what I believe to be 18 years now.”
Chambers tells us that being a firefighter “Isn’t a career, but a lifestyle.” You never know what you are up against. “It could be helping someone with a water heater, or a structure fire” so everyday is a different challenge.
When we asked what he would tell high school students who may be interested in the fire science, “Come do a ride along” so that they can see exactly what it.
Congratulations to Danny Chambers on being January’s Allen Samuels CDJR First Responder of the month. You too can spotlight a hero, just submit a name here on the Contests page at Hutch Post.