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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2012

RAYTOWN MAYOR DAVID BOWER AND CONGRESSMAN EMANUEL CLEAVER II HOLD MEDIA EVENT TO HONOR RAYTOWN FIREFIGHTERS
Captain Darren Summers, FF Keith Smith, and FF David Andrews were honored for their recent actions, which resulted in the saving of a life.
Raytown, MO, 10/16/12 Mayor Bower and Congressman Cleaver held a joint media event today at the Raytown City hall to honor the three Raytown Firefighters whose actions a house fire saved the life of a Raytown Citizen. Also on hand was the mother of the citizen Reverend Bobbie Tate who also spoke and offered her thanks as well as a hug for each of the firefighters. Additionally, Chief Rick Mawhirter explained to the audience that in February of 2012 the Fire District issued layoff notices to nine of the 35 members, two of which were Smith and Andrews. With the help of several members of the Fire District, the International Association of Fire Fighters, and Congressman Cleaver the Fire District applied for and was awarded was awarded a 1.2 million dollar grant federal SAFER grant in June of 2012 resulting in the resending of the layoffs notifications. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Matt Mace at 816-737-6034 or email at Mattm@raytownfire.com.