Sunday, February 28th 2016, 1:34 pm
The Drumright Fire Department and residents remembered Fire Chief Wade Guyer with a plaque dedication Saturday, February 27. Guyer died last year after a battle with cancer.
He served with the city fire department for 20 years.
Guyer was honored for maintaining state-of-the-art equipment, improving the firefighter and dispatch procedures and increasing the safety of the town's citizens during his tenure as firefighter and chief.
10/3/2015 Related Story: Drumright Mourns Loss Of Fire Chief Wade Guyer
The plaque notes that Chief Guyer led the department's response during the devastating fires of 2012, "protecting every occupied building in our community."
"Chief Guyer dedicated his life to his family, his friends, his fire department and his city," the plaque reads. "He answered his final call on Friday, October 2, 2015."
News On 6 interviewed Chief Guyer during the wildfires of 2012.
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