National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8 – 14, is a good time for families to walk through their home and check for fire hazards, and it’s a good time to salute the volunteer fire fighters who respond to fires and other emergencies in Greene County.
CHURDAN – Nate Byerly, Nick Christianson, Nolan Ford – Jr fire fighter, Bill Gebhart – fire fighter/EMS, sec/treasurer, Andy Hamilton – asst chief/EMS, Joleen Killeen – EMS coordinator, Ann Meyer – EMS, Brian Monahan, Colton Morlan, Garrett Riedesel – chief, Kathy Rose – EMS, and Jay Thede.
GRAND JUNCTION – Raymond Bren, Amanda Dennis, Steve Eggert, Jacob Fester, Joe Gannon – asst chief, Jessica Haben – EMT, Roy Hadley, Adam Hoffman, Terr Hoefle, Darin Jacobs, Lindsey Jacobs – fire fighter/EMT, Robert Kafer – fire captain, Wayne Kafer, Pierre Kellogg – rescue captain/firefighter/EMT, Dave Kersey – EMT, Brenda Ladd, Tom Lauderville – lieutenant, Brenda Miller, Ryan Ostendorf, Willard Ritchie, Annette Russell, Jon Strabley, Justin Thompson – lieutenant, and Mary Tonsfeld – EMT/fire fighter.
JEFFERSON – Mike Barrett, Derrik Bauer – sergeant, Chad Black, James Carman – 1st lieutenant, Dallas Chargo, Steve Cort, Austin Davidson, Eric Eliserio, Jamie Ganoe — 2nd lieutenant, Mark Garreans, Robert Hadley, Jesse Hermansen, Robert Lawson – secretary, Jason McDowell, Ken Morlan — 2nd lieutenant, Robert Newby, Nic Olerich, Shawn Olson Sr, Shawn Olson Jr, Dean Promes – asst. chief Steve Scheffler, Mike Wahl, and Jack Williams – chief.
PATON – Steve Burrell, Wayne Carlson, Jim Doran, Joe Doran, Steve Gustafson, Jeff Headley – asst. chief, Craig Marquardt – sec/treasurer, Jonathan Marshall – chief, Gabe Olson, Bob Peacock, Adam Snowgren, Brian Tasler, Marcus Thomas, Doug Tourte, Mitchell Tourte, and Joe Vogel.
RIPPEY – Jon Allen, Debbie Dennhardt, Garry Higgins, Pete Johnson – chief, Katlyn Kendall – Jr fire fighter, Jessica McKim, Phillip Odin, Brad Rowe, Gary Schmidt, Matthew Wetzel, and Heartland Coop employees.
SCRANTON – Chris Anderson – training officer, Jerry Boyd – sec/treasurer, Don Christian – lieutenant, Charles Duff, Doug Duff – chief, Dustin Gibson, Mike Gibson – asst. chief, Luke Gregory, Brian Hinners, Jeff Jackson, Chad Kirk, Tyler Knight, Gib Sukovaty, Zach Sukovaty, Nate Truss, Travis Warnke – captain, B. J. Wright, and Randy Winkelman.
~Lists courtesy of The Scranton Journal