October 21, 2016
HCFD Receives Honor from PETA Board of
Commissioners Regular Meetings November 1 at 9:00 AM November 15 at 6:30 PM Meetings held at: Administration Building Community Room 140 Henry Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Regular Commission meetings air daily on Henry TV Channel 180 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, at 9 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Front row (l. to r.) Batt. Chief Luther Phillips, Lt. Chad Schaefer, Chairman Tommy Smith, Fire Chief Nish Willis, Captain Michael Hicks, Captain Michael Black and Deputy Chief Brad Johnson. Back row (l. to r.) District V Commissioner Bruce Holmes, District IV Commissioner Blake Prince, District III Commissioner Gary Barham and District I Commissioner Bo Moss.
For its staff’s effort and courage, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) presented the Henry County Fire Department with a Compassionate Fire Department Award on October 4, which was presented to the Board of Commissioners at the October 18 regular meeting. The department was recognized after its Technical Rescue Team rescued a dog named Bama from a 40-foot-deep well in McDonough on September 26 and reunited him with his family. The letter from the President of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk read, “Members of your community, both two-legged and four-legged, are lucky to have such a compassionate and dedicated fire department.” The letter was accompanied by a gift basket filled with vegan cookies and a copy of The Engine 2 Diet, a Texas firefighter’s 28-day plan for improving one’s health by switching to a plant-based diet. Following the rescue of Bama, Deputy Chief Johnson stated, “We are proud of the hard work and dedication the men and women of the department demonstrate each day on the job. They train to make a difference regardless of what lives may be at risk.”
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