VIDEO: October is National Fire Prevention Month, and one local firefighter has a unique way of inspiring younger generations to take an interest in a firefighting career.
For the past 18 years, Bo Chaney has served with the Rockford Fire Department. Today, Chaney is a recruiter, looking for the next group of first responders to protect the city.
Chaney has stepped into a new arena to encourage and educate young people in the profession — writing children’s books. “The Adventures of Rob and Rocky” tells the story of two brothers, named after Chaney’s own sons, discussing and exploring what they want to be when they grow up. Chaney also released a coloring book for “The Adventures of Rob and Rocky.”
The Rockford firefighter says he didn’t get exposure to the career when he was a a child, which inspired him to publish the books — with a little help from his boys.