Title
Retirement Recognition: Darrell Hartmann, Fire Chief
Body
Brookings was privileged to have Darrell devoted to it for 23 years. He helped shape the brotherhood that defines the department today. Darrell led by example. He attended to the needs of his firefighters directly, with compassion and friendship. All along, he never wavered in patiently delivering professional leadership. He was “hands-on" in training, taking on the responsibility of teaching firefighters how to protect themselves when they went into danger.