Son of AZ Chief Killed in the Line of Duty Graduates Fire Academy

April 19, 2022
Tyler Piechura, the son of former Northwest Fire District Chief Jeff Piechura who died in a plane crash surveying a wildland fire, has graduated from the Northwest Fire District Academy.

Tyler Piechura graduated the Northwest Fire District Fire Academy close to nine months after his father, Northwest Fire District Chief Jeff Piechura, was killed in a plane crash while surveying the Cedar Basin Fire.

During the pinning ceremony, Tyler was pinned with a badge bearing his dad’s badge number.

Tyler is one of twelve members of recruit class 21-02 that recently completed their academy training.

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