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Becoming the Fire Chief
When Manuel was a young man serving in the military, he assumed he eventually was going to pursue a job at the Ford plant in Monroe just like his father did. He never considered being a fireman because, frankly, he didn’t think it was possible for an African American man to pursue such a career. But at the urging of his friend, Bev Heck, he applied and eventually became a firefighter.
Twenty-two years later, he was promoted to chief, the first-ever African American to be a department head for the City of Monroe.
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The Monroe Fire Department will add four new pumpers to their fleet. The trucks will be unveiled on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. in the Monroe Civic Center Arena.
The new trucks were constructed by Louisiana-based Ferrara Fire Apparatus located in Holden, LA. at a cost of $2,078,812.00. Funding for the trucks is derived from a ten (10) year tax renewal designed for capital expenditure projects within the fire department.
The trucks will be housed at Station 2 (Public Safety Center), Station 5 (Breard St. upon reopening), Station 8 (Richwood Rd # 1) and Station 9 (Cypress Point).
Chief Terry Williams says, “we are very excited to add the new trucks to our fleet. They will assist us for many years in providing first class emergency services to the citizens of the City of Monroe and the many visitors we receive on a daily basis. I would like to thank the citizens in the City of Monroe for the
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