It's all about Randy - the new Fire Chief of Wylie Fire Department,
Wylie, TX
City Names Randy Corbin as New Fire Chief
Wylie, TX - Wylie City Manager Mindy Manson is proud to
announce that Randy Corbin has been selected to serve as
the City's new Fire Chief and he will begin his tenure on
February 26.
Currently, Corbin is a Vice President at TWL Knowledge
Group, which provides Training and Development for fire,
EMS, law enforcement, emergency management and homeland
security. At TWL, he oversees the Fire and Emergency Training
Network (FETN), which includes the popular training program
- American Heat. Corbin is also a member of the Texas Task
Force 1, a Homeland Security/FEMA Urban Search and Rescue
Team, in which he assisted at the World Trade Center Ground
Zero in 2001, with Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and with Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita in 2005.
"Randy's immense fire service experience and leadership
will be indispensable as we move forward to meet the needs
of our growing city with new station construction and staffing
expansion," Manson said. "He will be an asset
to our organization and community."
Yes, our own Randy Corbin is the new Fire Chief of the Wylie
Fire Department. Wylie is about 22 miles northeast of Dallas,
Texas. As we say goodbye to him, we would like to describe the
characteristics of a "perfect" firefighting professional
because we believe that is who Randy really is:
"…. A firefighter has to be able to work well with
others and be very flexible. He (she) needs to be able to handle
a lot of stress and stay calm when situations are dangerous and
threatening; be empathic toward others and be able to be supportive
when things are falling apart.
This is a profession of helping. How many jobs can you name where
you can go to work and be of service to people continuously? Whether
it is rescuing people from a burning building, caring for their
medical needs, extinguishing fires in a home or in a large mercantile
building, this profession is all about helping others.
Ninety-eight percent of firefighters look forward each and every
day to going to work. Can you say that about your current profession?
When you become a firefighter, you become part of a family. The
firefighters you work side by side with become as close to you
as your own family members.
This is not a career choice that you sort of want, kind of want
- you have to really want it. …."
We and the readers of FETN E-News will miss him tremendously.
Although it is sad to see him leave, we are also happy for him
knowing that he is back to doing what he loves.
