Junior firefighter Elaina Duke volunteers at two Montgomery County fire stations, Upper Gwynedd Fire Department and Telford Fire Company. Elaina joined Telford Fire Company after attending its summer cadet program, a weeklong firefighter experience for youth ages 14 to 17. “By the first day I completely fell in love with firefighting and I knew I wanted to volunteer ever since,” …

Although Ray Forlano is a new member of Towamencin Fire Company, he grew up volunteering in Montgomery County at La Mott Fire Company with family and friends. He moved to Towamencin roughly nine years ago and stopped volunteering, but due to a recent career shift he decided to get involved again. “I saw signs around the county and figured since …

Roderick McCord Fancher, known as “McCord” to fellow Fairmount Fire Company volunteers, currently serves as an active firefighter and the fire company’s lieutenant. It’s been roughly 4 years since McCord started at Fairmount but he’s been volunteering as a firefighter in Montgomery County since 2010.   “I moved back in with my parents after college and started applying for police jobs,” …