After serving the community for more than 40 years, Geneva fire Chief Steve Olson will be signing off from his post June 30.
Olson, of Geneva, said he intends to retire so he can explore other opportunities in teaching the next crop of emergency medical and firefighter professionals.
"I'm probably the last of my group that retired," he said, noting how many of the professionals he worked alongside for much of his career had already left the department.
In 1974, Olson joined the ranks of the Geneva Fire Department as an on-call firefighter. He was promoted to fire lieutenant, coming on board as a full-time employee. On the way to becoming fire chief in 1996, he was also named captain and deputy fire chief.