After Rhyder Patterson saved his family from a house fire last month, Breckenridge Fire Chief Calvin Chaney was so impressed with the 9-year-old Breckenridge boy that he arranged a special recognition ceremony to honor the young hero on Monday evening, April 19.
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	Editor’s note: The weekly emergency dispatch report for Breckenridge and Stephens County is compiled from the daily logs of the local 9-1-1 dispatchers. It includes local calls involving the Breckenridge Police
 
		
	The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word hero as “one who shows great courage,” but for one Breckenridge family, the definition of hero is more specific: Rhyder Patterson.
 
		
	Breckenridge firefighters responded to a smoke call at 12:23 this afternoon and soon discovered a home on East Lindsey Street completely engulfed in flames.
 
		
	Editor’s note: The weekly emergency dispatch report for Breckenridge and Stephens County is compiled from the daily logs of the local
 
		
	Editor’s note: The weekly emergency dispatch report for Breckenridge and Stephens County is compiled from the daily logs of the local
 
		
	Editor’s note: The weekly emergency dispatch report for Breckenridge and Stephens County is compiled from the daily logs of the local
 
		
	Editor’s note: The weekly emergency dispatch report for Breckenridge and Stephens County is compiled from the daily logs of the local
 
		
	On a recent Saturday morning, members of the Wayland Volunteer Fire Department, dressed in full firefighting gear, gathered around an old car behind the department’s station to practice saving lives.


 
		 
		

 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													 
													
