By Matt Flener
9 News
KERSEY, Colo. — If you would ever describe a fire or a fight as “all consuming,” especially after last summer, Barrett Fisher would most likely say you are right.
Fisher, a firefighter for the Platte Valley Fire Protection District in Kersey, is described by his fellow firefighters as one of the hardest working firefighters they know.
“I know this is his passion,” Platte Valley Operations Division Chief David Carpenter said. Fisher fought wildfires last summer, including the High Park fire west of Fort Collins, the Flagstaff Fire near Boulder, and another wildfire in Wyoming. A member of the Platte Valley Fire Protection District since 2009, his work ethic is beyond reproach, according to his bosses.
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