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Roy Fire honors on-duty rescue; chiefs propose Connex-box training facility with $25,000 pledge
Summary
The council recognized firefighter Hayden Phillips for off-duty life-saving action; Roy Fire leaders proposed a locally sited modular training center using Connex boxes and said Speaker Mike Schultz pledged $25,000 to start fundraising toward roughly $80,000 estimated cost.
The Roy City Council recognized firefighter Hayden Phillips as the city's employee of the month and heard a proposal to build a local training facility for the fire department using stacked Connex boxes.
Chiefs from the Roy and neighboring departments recounted how off-duty firefighters — including Hayden Phillips — performed lifesaving CPR and defibrillation during a cardiac arrest at a Riverdale recreation center on March 31. Chief Hennessy, representing Riverdale fire, described the off-duty team's immediate actions and said early defibrillation resulted in the patient regaining a pulse and breathing; the patient later visited the Riverdale station to thank responders.
Hayden Phillips, introduced as…
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