GENESEE COUNTY/Byron Fire Department EMT receives life saving award from U of R Medical Center

Laura Platt, an EMT with the Byron Fire Department, was awarded the Gold Trauma Star Life Saving Award, on behalf of the U of R Medical Center, after she applied a life saving tourniquet on a patient who suffered a severe arm laceration caused by a chain saw accident on …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Byron Fire Department celebrates 100 years at their annual banquet and installation dinner

The Byron Fire Department celebrated 100 years at their annual Banquet and Installation Dinner at Terry Hills on Saturday night. Assemblyman Steve Hawley was on hand to present a Citation to Chief Bob Mruzcek. The department responded to 215 calls for service, 148 of them were EMS calls. Over 1500 …

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BYRON/Fire Department honors Sheriff’s Department at installation and awards banquet, donates to K9 fund

Congressman Chris Collins, who was a special guest at the Byron Fire Department Installation and Awards Banquet, kicked off the 46th annual event at the Byron Fire Hall on Saturday night. The Department, in it’s 99th year, installed officers and honored several fire department members, Ladies Auxiliary members along with …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Byron Fire Chief says in the future there may be a countywide fire department due to a shortage of volunteers

Byron Fire Chief Bob Mruczek knows how difficult it is for people to volunteer their time these days. At the Byron Fire Department’s recruiting event on Saturday afternoon, Mruczek expressed his concerns over the decline in volunteers coming into the department. “The younger generation, it’s tough getting firefighters, it makes …

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