On occasion, Nick Dunbar, the Dayton fire chief and Dayton police chief, literally gets to wear the fire helmet from one job with the police uniform from the other.
It’s what happens when you’re on duty as a police officer and something catches on fire.
You go to the station, fire up a truck, put on your helmet — then go.
Dunbar’s fire career and law enforcement careers run parallel courses. They’ve both been lifetime interests and they’ve both brought him to Dayton and witnessed his return there after a short absence.
“Way back in the day,” Dunbar joked, “I started as a reservist with the University Heights Police on Sept. 19, 2001.”