FASNY Mourns the Passing of Fire Engineering Editor, FDIC Leader Bobby Halton

It’s with tremendous sadness that we learned about the unexpected passing of Chief (Ret.) Bobby Halton. A legend in the fire service, Bobby began his career with the Albuquerque (NM) Fire Department ultimately serving as the Chief of Operations. He later became Chief of the Coppell (TX) Fire Department, before assuming the duties as Editor in Chief of Fire Engineering, as well as serving as Education Director of the annual Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC). In 2018, Chief Halton was the keynote speaker at our 146th Annual Convention in Syracuse. In a fiery presentation, he described the “sacred covenant” that volunteers have with their communities. “We don’t like helping people. We must help people. We are obligated to help people. True firefighters embrace this obligation, embrace the opportunity to be part of that community.” We send our sincerest condolences to his family at this difficult time. Watch his rousing presentation.