Calera fire station named after firefighter
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Calera Council members plan to honor the deceased firefighter Christopher Roy by naming the fire station where he worked after him.
The council will name Fire Station number 2 The Christopher J. Roy Building. Roy, 25, died Nov. 28 during a traffic collision as he was responding to a fire call.
Calera Fire Chief Tommy Moon said the department considered naming a new truck after Roy, but he thinks naming the station is a more fitting tribute.
Whereas a new firetruck might last several years, Moon said the building will serve the city indefinitely.
&8220;A truck is only going to last so long,&8221; Moon said. &8220;Hopefully that building will be there from now on.&8221;
Roy helped construct the station and then worked as a full-time firefighter in the same building, which is located on George Roy Parkway.
&8220;I think it’s a fitting honor to Chris, with the amount of work he but in there,&8221; Moon said. &8220;That was his station.&8221;