CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Three longtime leaders of the Corpus Christi Fire Department answered their final call Tuesday night as the city honored their decades of service during a retirement ceremony filled with pride, gratitude and reflection.
Fire Chief Brandon Wade said the ceremony recognized more than careers — it honored families who stood behind the department’s leadership through long shifts, emergencies and years of sacrifice.
“This is a day of celebration,” Wade said. “These individuals have really worked and dedicated so much of their lives and so has their family to the fire department and to the city of Corpus Christi.”…