VIDEO: Owensboro firefighters returned from meeting fellow firefighters in Owensboro’s sister city in the Czech Republic. Ten firefighters visited the city of Olomouc as part of a new exchange program last month. The firefighters traded ideas about equipment, and got to see techniques with live demonstrations. Owensboro Fire Chief James Howard said some of the things they saw at fire stations in the Czech Republic could influence future designs and updates to stations in Owensboro.