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HOUSTON — Two Houston firefighters were honored Wednesday as “Firefighter of the Year.”
The heroes are from Ladder 18: Cpt. Brad Hawthorne and Engine operator Dewayne Wyble. They were honored for their part in a rescue of a trapped construction worker on March 25, 2014. It was a multiple-alarm fire on West Dallas Street. The two other firefighters, Luis Bernal and Luis Gonzales, were also this year’s finalist.
“Thirty-one years, this is the highlight of a career. You never expect it, you go about doing your job every day,” said Wyble. “It’s awesome, it’s not something you expect -- awesome to be honored this way,” said Hawthorne.
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