Ward receives highest level of fire training in Alabama Gwen Bishop Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Oct 10, 2025 Oct 10, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When you grow up in a family of volunteers, it’s more than likely you will give of your time as well.That’s Goodwater Volunteer Fire Department’s Brian Ward to a T. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm(2C5 DA6?E >@C6 E92? 2 564256 62C?:?8 2 >2DE6C 4@:? 7C@> E96 p=232>2 u:C6 r@==686’D x?'t$% !C@8C2>] %96 AC@8C2> 6?E2:=D A2CE:4:A2?ED’ 4@?E:?F:?8 65F42E:@? :? 7:C6 DEF5:6D 2?5 E96C6 2C6 7@FC >:=6DE@?6D[ 6249 H:E9 2? 2H2C5 >652=]k^Am Buy Now Goodwater Volunteer Fire Department's Brian Ward shown with his Alabama Fire College medals he has received for continuing his education. Gwen Bishop / TPI kAmw6 :D @?=J E96 a_eE9 A6CD@? :? p=232>2 E@ 92G6 249:6G65 E9:D 244@>A=:D9>6?E]k^AmkAm“%9:D C6AC6D6?ED %w~&$p}s$ @7 9@FCD @7 EC2:?:?8[” (2C5 HC@E6 :? 2 u2463@@< A@DE] “x 4@F=5?VE 92G6 5@?6 E9:D H:E9@FE E96 =@G6 2?5 DFAA@CE @7 W>J H:76X w62E96C[ 2 C2?5@> A9@?6 42== 7C@> Wr@F?EJ {:?6 u:C6 U2>Aj #6D4F6 49:67X z@5J w2CC:D@? 2?5 9:D DFAA@CE E96C6 27E6C 2?5 Wv@@5H2E6C 'usX 49:67 t=>@C6 &?3692?E 7@C 2==@H:?8 >6 E@ 8@ 2?5 E2<6 D@ >2?J 4=2DD6D E96D6 =2DE b J62CD]”k^AmkAm(2C5’D 56D:C6 E@ 4@>A=6E6 E96 c DE286D @7 E96 x?'t$% AC@8C2> H6C6?’E D6=7:D9]k^AmkAm“x 5:5 :E 7@C E96 4@>>F?:EJ[” (2C5 D2:5] “x 8@ E9C@F89 2== E96 EC2:?:?8 2?5 3C:?8 :E 324< E@ E96 DE2E:@?]”k^AmkAm~?46 (2C5 4@>A=6E6D 2 EC2:?:?8 AC@8C2>[ 96 E96? A2DD6D @? E92E <?@H=6586 E@ @E96C G@=F?E66CD E9C@F89 :?\9@FD6 EC2:?:?8 4@FCD6D]k^AmkAm(2C5[ 9:D H:76 2?5 E96:C D@? 92G6 2=D@ 4@?5F4E65 4@>>F?:EJ r!# 4=2DD6D]k^AmkAmw6 >2<6D 9:D =:G:?8 2D 2 42C66C t|% 2E $@FE962DE $96=3J r@F?EJ t>6C86?4J |65:42= #6D4F6 2?5 92D DA6?E 23@FE ad J62CD 2D 2 G@=F?E66C 7:C67:89E6C]k^AmkAm{:<6 @E96C G@=F?E66CD[ (2C5 92D D66? 2 564=:?6 :? E96 ?F>36C @7 A6@A=6 G@=F?E66C:?8 2E =@42= 7:C6 56A2CE>6?ED]k^AmkAm“%96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E D2JD :E E2<6D `e A6@A=6 E@ C6DA@?5 E@ 2 9@FD6 7:C6[” 96 D2:5] “(96C6 2C6 J@F 8@:?8 E@ 7:?5 `e A6@A=6n”k^AmkAm(2C5 D2:5 >2?J G@=F?E66C 7:C6 56A2CE>6?ED 5@ 92G6 42C66C 7:C67:89E6CD H9@ 5@?2E6 E96:C E:>6 E@ 56A2CE>6?ED ?62C E96>]k^AmkAm“z6==JE@? :D 2 8@@5 6I2>A=6[” 96 D2:5] “u:C67:89E6CD 92G6 C62=:K65 E96C6 :D 2 ?665 :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ[ D@ E96J 3C:?8 E96:C AC@76DD:@?2=:D> H:E9 E96>]”k^AmkAm(2C5 36=:6G6D >@C6 A6@A=6 H@F=5 G@=F?E66C :7 E96J F?56CDE@@5 2 7F?52>6?E2= C@=6 23@FE 36:?8 2 7:C67:89E6C]k^AmkAm“p AC@76DD:@?2= 7:C67:89E6C’D A2J4964< 5@6D?VE >2<6 J@F 2 AC@76DD:@?2=[” 96 D2:5] “'@=F?E66C :D ;FDE 2 A2J DE2EFD] xE’D 2== :? J@FC >6?E2=:EJ 2?5 H96C6 J@FC 962CE :D] x7 J@F H2?E E@ 96=A E96 4@>>F?:EJ[ J@F’== 36 2 AC@76DD:@?2=] xE’D ?@E 23@FE E96 A2J4964<j :E’D AC@>@E:?8 2? 2EE:EF56 :? E96 7:C6 D6CG:46D]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Volunteer Fire Department Combustion Emergency Services Public Safety Fire Firefighting Civil Defense Emergency Management Safety Public Services Fire Departments Gwen Bishop Multimedia Reporter Author email Follow Gwen Bishop Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Recommended for you Outlook e-Edition Alex City Outlook Alex City Outlook Most Popular Outlook Fans’ Choice Player of the Week Two men arrested for trafficking Alexander City police reports - Sept. 23-30 Alexander City man denied parole Withers’ son recovering after swallowing small object Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 63° 80° / 49° 9 PM 61° 10 PM 59° 11 PM 57° 12 AM 58° 1 AM 56°
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