CLAYTON — The Clayton Fire Department has promoted Rena Smith-Seitz to engineer, making her the first female engineer in the department’s more than 150-year history.
Smith-Seitz joined the department in 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, she has served on all three shifts and was the most senior firefighter on her truck before completing the department’s engineering qualification earlier this year.
“She quickly established herself as a hardworking and reliable firefighter, gaining experience across all three shifts and at multiple stations,” said Fire Chief David Ranes…