Longboat Fire Rescue welcomes new chaplain

Longboat Fire Rescue welcomes new chaplain

Like many children, Brock Patterson wanted to be a firefighter when he was young.But as a 6-year-old, his dreams of working in a firehouse didn't look quite like this.On Dec. 4, Fire Chief Paul Dezzi pinned a badge on Patterson and announced him as the newest chaplain for Longboat Key Fire Rescue.“We have a wellness program we’ve been working with for the last few years, and one of the areas we don’t have is more of the spiritual side of the wel…