26-02-2025
Mobile City Council discusses renaming Crichton Fire Station after late deputy chief
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile City Council members confirmed to News 5 that there was a discussion Tuesday to rename the Crichton Fire Station after the late Deputy Fire Chief Alex Trenier.
Trenier worked at the Crichton Station's District 3 headquarters after joining the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department in 1987. He has several relatives who also served with the fire department, totaling over 100 years of service among his family.
'They have served the city valiantly now for almost a century, so if we please would take that into consideration,' Mobile City Councilman William Carroll said.
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In 1991, Trenier was promoted to driver and became a captain in 1994. He was one of Mobile's first Black district chiefs when he was promoted in 2001. He was promoted to deputy chief in 2018.
Trenier died at his home in Daphne on Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Donna; his daughter, Jennifer; and his son, John; who serves as an MFRD captain.
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