(From Vanlue Fire Chief Steve Baum)

I would like to congratulate one of your Vanlue Firefighters, Ben Riddle, for completing “Firefighter 1” State Fire training!!

Ben has spent a lot of evenings and Saturday’s over the last few months putting in the work to complete this training and this evening he passed his final exam!!

This training extended over 124 hours. Congratulations Ben!! I am very proud of you for this accomplishment!!

As a result of this training, this will benefit not only our department but also the entire community that we serve! Great work!!