Carl Strait is a WUL Hometown Hero, and has been nominated “For putting himself in positions that are unsafe to keep others safe as a member of the Whitewater Fire Department and as both a Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician.”

The nomination includes: “Carl is dedicated to serving his community and spends many nights waiting for the pager to go off to spring into action.  Carl works as a full-time Firefighter/EMT at another department but during this Pandemic, he spends a lot of his off time responding to 911 calls in Whitewater.  Carl is always seeking opportunities to serve his community more. On top of his duties for the Fire Department, he supports charity events such as the Fire & Iron Motorcycle Club Station 17 Burn Camp Ride and Whitewater Veterans of Foreign Wars events.”

Carl said, “I am honored to be recognized as a Hometown Hero for the city that I was born and raised in. I look forward to rushing to help the great citizens of Whitewater when they call for help for years to come.” 

WUL (Whitewater Unites Lives) is a locally-focused civil and human rights group that works to connect the people in our community and to create opportunities for all people to learn and support each other in our common humanity.   

 Anyone who would like to nominate a local hero of any age should send their nomination, with a short description, to whitewaterunites@gmail.com