The Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs have named Rome-Floyd Fire Department Chief Troy Brock as its Fire Chief of the Year.
Brock has served as fire chief since April 2015. He started his career with Rome/Floyd Fire Department in 1990 as a rookie firefighter. He was promoted through the ranks of the department serving in each capacity. Chief Brock received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University and his Master’s in Emergency Service Management from Columbia Southern University.
The Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs also honored three local firefighters, Capt. Benji Smith, Sgt. John Wiggins and Cpl. Danny McGhee, with a lifesaving valor honor for an incident that saved two children’s lives on June 18, 2021.
The three fire fighters were dispatched to a home on Washington Drive to a fire in an utility room that caused by a faulty electrical wire. The grandmother of the 5-year-old and 10-year-old boys was attempting to get the children out of the house when they became separated.
The three firefighters risked their lives to go in the home and pull the children out alive.
