Jayme Hendrick named chief of Innisfail Fire Department

The Town of Innisfail announced longtime local firefighter Jayme Hendrick has been named chief of the fire department.

He has nearly three decades of experience working in public service, which began in 1998 as a corrections officer at the Bowden Institution.

“The title of fire chief was previously included in the role of protective services manager,” explained Innisfail’s Director of Protective Services, Gary Leith. “It had been this way since October of 2016, so with this change, we now have an individual whose only responsibility is being the leader of the fire department.”

Hendrick also volunteered with the RCMP as an auxiliary constable and was a part of the team that responded to help during the aftermath of the Pine Lake tornado. That experience inspired him to work in emergency services.