At the annual meeting in May, the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department re-elected Terry Engles as Chief, Tadd Buechle Assistant Chief, and Kyle Temple President. Alexis Murray was named Vice President while Billiam Beelwas named Secretary Treasurer. Other elected officers to the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department were Safety Officers Ryan Benjamin, Benaiah Deweerd, and Captains Courtney Fowler, Ross Brockley, and Daniel Boes. Daniel Bitner is this year’s training officer. As of May 1, there are 41 members of the department. The department answered 71 fire calls in the past 12 months including 22 in Valentine, 36 rural calls and 134 mutual aid requests, averaging a response from 21 firemen per call.
Thanks to everyone volunteering their time and efforts to the Valentine Volunteer Fire Department as well as a special thanks to those employers who allow their employees the flexibility to respond to those fire calls.