When most folks retire, their first plans usually center around doing something fun for themselves—but a Greensboro fire captain is doing just the opposite.
He's walking more than 50 miles in full fire gear to raise money for a co-worker's son diagnosed with cancer.
After 30 years of service, Captain Tim Gibbs is hanging up his hat.
"It's been awesome and a great ride,” Gibbs said. “I've had the opportunity to work with some of the best people, ever."
He's about to put that hat back on, raising money for one of those co-workers, whose young son has stage four cancer.
"We have a fire captain here, Spencer Nolen, whose son, Morgan, is fighting Ganglion Neuroblastoma,” Gibbs said. “He's eight years old, and fighting for his life, undergoing chemo, radiation and stem cell work."
Gibbs says it was God that inspired him to walk 15 miles a day in full turn out gear to raise money for Morgan through the Ignite the Spirit Greensboro fund.
"I'm six feet tall, 235 pounds,” Gibbs said. “I'm not in the kind of shape to be doing this. I believe He's going to give me a supernatural opportunity to accomplish something in His name."
Gibbs will begin his journey Wednesday morning at Fire Station No. 7 in Greensboro, and end up in Raleigh on Saturday evening.