Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader is being recognized on a national scale once again for her devotion to helping people. Now, she has been named one of TIME Magazine's Top 100 Influential People of 2018. In a statement to WSAZ reacting to the news, Rader was humble.
"I am honored," Rader said. "I think that this is a result of the community coming together to work diligently on a difficult social issue."
Rader has been a dedicated leader on the front lines of the opioid crisis. In 2017, she was sworn in as the first female fire chief in West Virginia history. Continually raising awareness about the drug epidemic and what is being done to fight it, Rader attended President Donald Trump's State of the Union address in Washington this year as U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's guest.