CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — “I still remember my first fire,” Chief Erben said. “Everyone remembers their first fire.”
After over 20 years of service in the Coastal Bend, Deputy Chief Erben of the Corpus Christi Fire Department is trading the South Texas flatlands for Northwestern wildlands as he heads to Spokane, Washington to serve as their Fire Chief.
Erben spoke to 3NEWS on Tuesday to talk about his future in Spokane, his history in Corpus Christi, and the challenges that came with service during Hurricane Harvey…