Division Chief Thayer Smith has been answering the call for the Austin Fire Department for 37 years. “It's just the love of the job, serving the citizens of Austin, that's really what it is,” Smith said.
PUBLISHED 6:25 PM CDT Jul. 01, 2022AUSTIN, Texas — Division Chief Thayer Smith has been answering the call for the Austin Fire Department for 37 years.
“With the holiday coming on a Monday, it's going to make the whole weekend much busier than normal,” Smith said. Thayer Smith has served as a member of the Austin Fire Department for 37 years and has been a division commander for the past five. Record temperatures and drought conditions have been common culprits at many of the scenes across the region.
Austin Fire Department Division Chief, Thayer Smith, urges an abundance of caution when using any fire-related devices this weekend.
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