The Town of Ridgeway donated $16,000 to the Ridgeway District Volunteer Fire Department, including a $15,000 grant the town received from the Commonwealth of Virginia State Fire Programs fund. Receiving the donation are firefighters Fire Chief A.J. Goins and Treasurer John Adams. (Pictured left to right)
Mayor Craig O’Der also presented medals of merit on behalf of the Ridgeway Town Council to Ridgeway District Volunteer Firefighters Earl Emerson, Chief A.J. Goins, and Allen Jackson for their meritorious service in response to the Spray Cotton Mill complex fire that occurred in January of this year in Eden, N.C. The Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department was one of 23 agencies that responded to the request for aid by the City of Eden. Surrounding Fire Departments from Virginia to Summerfield, N.C. responded to the industrial fire. Fire Fighters Earl Emerson, Chief A.J. Goins, and Allen Jackson (pictured left to right) were the recipients of the medals recognizing their service.
A close up photo of the medals of merit, presented on behalf of the Ridgeway Town Council to Ridgeway District Volunteer Firefighters.
