ONE OF MY IDOLS THOMAS ELVINS HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE FIREFIGHTER FOR 64 YEARS. HE HAS HELD EVERY POSITION IN OUR DEPARTMENT EXCEPT CHIEF ONLY BECAUSE HIS WIFE TOLD HIM IF HE TOOK IT SHE WOULD DIVORCE HIM. HE IS STILL RIDING THE TRUCKS TO THIS DAY I THINK IT KEEPS HIM YOUNG.