City Of Franklin: Franklin Fire Captain David Currie To Retire Today

Franklin TN

31 December, 2021

5:49 PM

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Press release from the City of Franklin: 12/31/2021 12:18 PM Franklin, TN – After a 50-year firefighting career, Franklin Fire Captain David Currie will retire today. Currie said he knew at the age of three that he wanted to be a firefighter, following a visit with his grandparents in Memphis.  He explained, "My granddad took me to the police station, because one of his buddies was a cop.  I wasn't interested.  He told my granddad, 'Take him next door to the fire station and show him the fire trucks.'  I was hooked."  After that, Currie's grandfather would take him to a new fire station every time he came to visit. This press release was produced by the City of Franklin. The views expressed here are the author's own.