Assistant chief back 18 years after starting in high school.
Lake City’s new assistant fire chief Ret Tompkins (right) began his firefighting career as a high school senior nearly 20 years ago. At that time, Tompkins began riding along on shifts with Josh Wehinger, now Lake City’s fire chief. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
A high school senior that was enamored with the local fire department so much that his senior project was detailing work as a firefighter has been named the Lake City Fire Department’s new assist...
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