For Your Information - Jan 22nd 2017 - Robert Garner Firefighter Garner Foundation

Guests were Quincy Wade, Houston Firefighter and president of the Robert Garner Firefighter Garner Foundation Sr. Captain Ruy Lozano, Houston Fire Department. Robert Garner was a Houston Firefighter who lost his life with three other firefighters in the South West Inn Fire on May 31, 2013.The Robert Garner Firefighter Foundation was established to continue Robert’s dream of being a firefighter and to provide scholarships that will allow future firefighters to attend local fire academies. We talked about the way firefighting has changed because of changing construction practices and flammable materials inside homes and businesses. We talked about new technology being used, and how the foundation helps mentor young people who want to be firefighters, helps train would be firefighters, as well as enhance training for established firefighters.