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Firefighter Rib Cook Off Team Registrations

by David Howser - May 23, 2019

The ever growing 5th Annual Metro Louisville Firefighters Rib Cook Off will take place on Saturday October 12, 2019. Team Registrations are now open! Teams must register online by completing the entry form at www.stmatthewsfd.com/entry-form. (click here) Rib Cook Off rules and other information about the event can be located under the Rib Cook Off tab on the STMFD website at www.stmatthewsfd.com.

A few extra activities will be taking place at this years Rib Cook Off. This same weekend the St. Matthews Fire Department will be celebrating their 100 years of service to the community! This Centennial celebration will bring out a few more apparatus and firefighters of the past. Please join us for this special event.

About David Howser

Chief Howser was born and raised in the Lyndon area. He joined LFR as a volunteer fire fighter in 1980 while a student at the old Westport High School. During his tenure here he has served as Company Officer, Training Officer, Safety Officer, Battalion Chief, Assistant Chief and Fire Chief. In 1984 he was hired as one of Lyndon's first career firefighters. As noted, since that time he has worked his way up through the ranks where he served as Fire Chief until July 2018 when Lyndon Fire merged into the St. Matthews FD. He currently serves as Assistant Fire Chief of the new merged St. Matthews F.D..