Lakeshore Advance, 2013-04-24, Page 1010 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, April 24, 2013
New face for Brucefleld fire department
Melissa Murray
(MI Agency
There's a new chief in town at the Brucefleld
fire department.
Following Dave Roy's retirement last month,
Ken Bruxer took over the position in Brucefield,
while also staying in his role as Chief of the l len-
sail fire department.
Bruxer has been working at the 1Iensall fire
department for the past 25 years, while also
working full time at the Sifto salt mine in
Goderich.
Ile moved up the ranks in I Iensall from cap-
tain to deputy chief and then 15 years ago to
chief.
liruxer said it is relatively easy to balance
working with the two departments, since train-
ing occurs at both sites on opposite Tuesdays.
Ile first began in the fire department after
being asked to join and he developed its interest
in helping the community.
"I've always enjoyed Working with the volun-
teers at the station and overall being able to help
when things go wrong. I take pride in being able
to help, he said.
Bruxer, with the help of his deputy chiefs, will
organize the 20 firefighters in I lensall and the 17
in ilrucefield.
"I'll need everyone in a leadership role to do
the best they can for the departments,"
Bruxer as a registered trainer and facilitator
for the departments said the regulations for fire
departments are always changing and he hopes
to emphasize training because "knowledge odds
up to safety" and keeping organized records for
the two departments.
With accidents Involving volunteer firefighters
like the one in 1,istowel two years ago, he said its
especially important to keep his volunteers safe,
have them trained for any situation and to
ensure new members are still interested in
joining.
"It's my job to look after people in fire service
and keep them safe as well as those in the 1)01)•
lie," he said.
"We are just going to continue ongoing train-
ing and organization, as well as working on
responding more efficiently to calls;" he added.
It didn't take long for Bruxer to respond to his
first Iirucefield area fire. Ile and the fire depart-
ment responded to a stove fire in Varna a few
weeks ago.
Melissa Murray
Ken Bruxer, Chief of the Hensall fire department,
took over the Chief's position In Brucefleld as well.
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