Community, Hays County, Kyle
Community mourns fallen firefighter
By Brittany Anderson
A fallen firefighter and EMT of Jollyville Fire Department (JFD) in Austin was honored with a motorcade on Aug. 17.
A resident of Kyle, Dylan Rodiek, 34, joined JFD in March 2021. He was a recent graduate of Texas Fire Academy.
On Aug. 16, Rodiek was on duty and failed to respond to a medical call. Fellow firefighters later found Rodiek deceased in his bunk room upon returning to the fire station from a possible cardiac arrest.
Family and friends of Rodiek were escorted by Kyle...