08/06/2026
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Today, the members of Lewisville Local 3606 pause to reflect on a moment that forever changed our department and, most importantly, the life of one of our own.
On August 6, 2012, Lewisville Engine 3 responded first to a house fire. Firefighter Andy Allison was on the nozzle when he was struck by an electrical shock from a dryer inside the home. Though Andy walked away from the scene, his injuries were serious and the long-term effects were life-altering.
What happened that day changed how we approach every call. Andyโs experience remains a reminder that ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ โ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐โ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ.
In the years that followed, lessons from Andyโs incident helped shape important changes to our operations, including meter pulling, OV responsibilities, and electrical injury response. Those changes continue to help protect our crews today.
But Andyโs impact went far beyond Lewisville.
He turned pain into purpose, ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ to improve the Workersโ Compensation system for emergency responders. His efforts helped pass ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ that better support injured fire fighters across Texas.
Today, we honor Andyโs strength, sacrifice, and leadership, and we remember the lessons his experience continues to teach us.