Shawn Urban always wanted to be a firefighter, but given the odd hours of his full-time job, he wasn’t sure if he would have much of an impact on Callender’s volunteer department.
But Shawn George, Callender’s fire chief, assured him that any time he could provide would be valued.
“Shawn told me someone who can show up to some stuff is better than someone who can’t make it to anything at all,” Urban said. “So ever since then I’ve made it to as much as I can.”
Urban, a Sioux Rapids native, is a carpenter/superintendent for Jensen Builders, of Fort Dodge. He’s been with the company since 2005.