Crime & Safety
Teen Firefighter Takes After His Uncle
Meet 16-year-old Upper Macungie firefighter Garrett Jones from Station 56.
Name: Garrett Jones
Age: 16
Hometown: Upper Macungie
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Family: (spouse, kids, etc.): I live at home with my father Alan, mother Lisa and brother Evan
Fire Company: Upper Macungie Station 56.
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Years on the Job/ Volunteering: Sept., 2012
What really made you want to be a firefighter?: I want to follow the path of my uncle who was a firefighter and fire chief at Allentown Central Fire Company.
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