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The doors were open for the Amarillo Fire Department to add some new power to the force. Now was the time to take that first step to become a firefighter here in Amarillo.

There are certain fields of work that seem very rewarding. Some that you may have dreamed about becoming when you were a child. These fields include being a sports hero, an astronaut, maybe a police officer, a doctor, nurse and of course being a firefighter.

I think the one thing we can all agree on this year is how bad 2020 has been. I mean we have now lived through a pandemic. There have been way too many things cancelled. We are now in November and things still haven't changed.

The City of Amarillo has announced today that Jason Mays has been promoted to be the new Amarillo Fire Department Fire Chief.

We've spotted firefighters taking donations on Bell at the intersections of 34th and 45th.

Hats off to AFD and to Wonderland Park for their efforts this morning.

Evacuations have been ordered for the area around NW 20th and Bonham in Amarillo by the Amarillo Fire Department.