AL HR63

House of Representatives commends Scottsboro Fire Chief Gene Necklaus for being named Fire Chief of the Year by the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs (AAFC).

Chief Necklaus has been a firefighter since 1998 and was appointed as Scottsboro's sixth Fire Chief in 2014.

Under his leadership since 2014, the Scottsboro Fire Department secured over $750,000 in federal, state, and private grants for equipment upgrades.

Chief Necklaus championed Residential Sprinkler legislation and the Firefighter Cancer Benefit to address increased cancer risks from fire exposure, and implemented gear cleaning programs and diesel exhaust removal systems to protect firefighter health.