Brazos County Precinct 3 VFD - William Richard "Dick" Danes

"Dick was one of those people who stayed around for years, helping showing up at all the meetings. He would just come in and dedicate that time." - Bryan Police Department Public Information Officer Jon Agnew

Mr. Danes will be truly missed. He had such a positive attitude and sprit. He was always giving me hell about not calling him enough to help with getting Tanker 332 back in service. He made this job fun. I had a chance to fight some fire with him on May 2. It was that brush fire on Riverstone. That was my birthday, I will always remember that day. He was so glad to be able to fight some fire and work with the fire hose. He was like a kid in a candy store! Those are the kind of fire calls that you will always remember, seeing someone enjoying the moment, Being a Firefighter! - Greg Janda, Assistant Chief, Brazos County Precinct 3 VFD

I knew Dick for many years and he was a great man. I just watched the news story tonight about his passing and I am very saddened. Dick had volunteered at Disaster City for the last 5 years and he worked for me as a Volunteer Squad Officer and Supervisor for countless full-scale exercises, disaster drills, and training events. US&R teams from across the country, including TX-TF1 are a better team and better prepared because of his volunteer efforts at Disaster City. He was part of many training events at Disaster City that trained hundreds of firefighters from around the world. He was my friend and a great man. He optimized the characteristics of selfless service and giving back to his community. He will be missed greatly. - Brian Smith, Training Manager, TEEX Urban Search & Rescue Program

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