VIDEO: For some people, the idea of working with family may sound like an invitation for fighting, but if those fights are with flames, relatives may be what the workplace needs.
Jim Theodore has spent 49 years as a firefighter and is now the Chief of the Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Department.
“When I was nine years old, there was a fire at my neighbor’s house, and I saw the fire truck pull up, and I knew that was for me,” said Chief Theodore. “It hasn’t left ever since.”
In the last six months, his burning passion for putting out flames has set his family tree ablaze when Jim’s daughter, Erin, began volunteering.
“I loved hanging out at the fire hall,” said Erin. “I would occasionally miss the school bus when I have to walk to the Virginia Fire Department. Hang out until I can get a ride home."
Now all of Erin’s kids are grown, so she said there was no better time to start. One of her sons, Corbin, is just as drawn to the flames as she is.