Assistant Fire Chief, EMT retire from Rock Creek Fire District/Quick Response in Twin Falls County

For Assistant Fire Chief Greg Vawser and EMT Jayne Hunsaker, working with great people and having the opportunity to give back to the community made it all worthwhile. The two longtime workers for the Rock Creek Fire District/Rock Creek Quick Response have retired, and were thanked Monday during a surprise gathering at the fire station. “Just working with all the great crew we’ve had here, that’s the biggest thing,” Vawser said were some of his fondest memories. For him, his career at the fire district was a “family thing,” as his father and uncle were firefighters there when he began work 35 years ago. Vawser also worked for UPS for 32 years. Hunsaker said she has seen a lot of things, some of which she doesn’t want to remember, including responding to crashes when she knew the people involved.
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Idaho hires its first female fire marshal

VIDEO: On April 1st, the Idaho State Fire Marshal's Office hired Jennifer Mares making her the first female fire marshal in state history. Originally from Carey, Idaho, Mares went to the College of Southern Idaho as a part of their fire science program and learned much of the investigative and preventive side of fire work. "This has been a goal of mine for a long time ever since I started expressing an interest in fire," said Jennifer Mares, deputy fire marshal. Jennifer Mares has dreamed of becoming Idaho's first female fire marshal since an encounter back in 2010 with a first responder in Blaine County. "When I was in that car accident, that was my first time seeing a female firefighter who's actually from Carey and so, I kind of knew from then on I was like, 'wait it's not impossible then,'" said Mares.
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The faces behind 911: Madison County Sheriff’s Office unveils new dispatch center

The dispatchers working behind the scenes in an emergency are among the most important individuals assisting police, sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and EMTs on the front lines. “We’ve had some officer-involved shootings recently,” Madison County Sheriff Ron Ball said. “The radio traffic that is going on during an event like that — there’s a lot — and we depend on these guys.” In Madison County, dispatchers are now armed with the latest, cutting-edge technology and equipment following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for the region’s second-largest dispatch center located in Rexburg. “Any 911 call, any emergency, any time you can hear sirens — it’s all coming through our center,” said Cullin Sherman, Madison County Sheriff’s Office information technology director. “We manage everything within (Madison) County.”
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