Highland News Leader

Four Highland firefighters announce retirement after decades of service

Four Highland Fire Department officers announced they’d be retiring from the force after decades of service Tuesday night at a department meeting.

Collectively, the members have more than 90 years of service to the department.

The following members announced their retirement:

  • Captain Brad Menz - 30 years of service, effective February 15th.

  • Lieutenant Jay Bloemker - 20 years of service, effective February 17th.

  • Lieutenant Tavis Tebbe - 15 years of service, effective March 4th.

  • Captain Tim Lucia - 28 years of service, effective May 1st.

This story was originally published February 6, 2019 at 10:10 AM.

Kavahn Mansouri
Belleville News-Democrat
Kavahn Mansouri is an Investigate Reporter for the NPR Midwest Newsroom based in St. Louis, Missouri, a journalism partner with the Belleville News-Democrat. Support my work with a digital subscription
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