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Monroe Firefighter Wins Ford Pickup

Union County

MONROE - Firefighter Bryan Hancock was surprised with a 2010 Ford pickup truck Tuesday morning.

Hancock, who owns a 1983 Chevrolet pickup and a 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, won the new truck in a North Carolina State Firemen’s Association and Local Government Federal Credit Union contest (LGFCU).

Participants entered the contest by swiping a LGFCU debit card. The contest began at the firemen’s association annual conference in August 2009.

“There were 875,000 swipes and he’s (Hancock) the winner,” Paul Miller, executive director of the N.C. State Firemen’s Association said.

Exactly how many of those swipes belonged to Hancock is unknown. The winner of the contest was selected by computer.

“It feels great,” Hancock said. “Not having paperwork feels incredible.”

Hancock’s fellow firefighters and others in the department held a mock training session to keep him from seeing the truck before it was revealed.

“It’s a fake training, he just doesn’t know it,” Battalion Chief Andy Ross said before the reveal.

After leaving the training session, Hancock listened to a short presentation about the contest before being awarded the truck’s keys.

“I think it’s neat, it’s not everyday somebody wins a new truck,” Ross said.

Besides members of the department, credit union and firemen’s association, Hancock’s wife, Mayor Bobby Kilgore of Monroe and City Manager Wayne Herron of Monroe also attended the event.

“I think it’s great for Bryan and his family and we’re just overjoyed and excited that someone from our department won it,” Chief Ron Fowler of the department said.

He deserves it, Angela Hancock, Hancock’s wife, said.

“I really think it’s a result of all the good deeds he’s done lately,” Angela Hancock said. “He puts his heart out and he really deserves it.”

A similar contest might be held in the future but likely with a different prize, Miller said.

Many of the department’s members said they were glad Hancock won.

“I’m just happy for him,” Firefighter Jonathan Carter said. “I’m happy it was someone from our department.”

Primary Agency: NCSFA

Source: Enquirer Journal

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