Retired chief Tim Buness (left) and his son, Fire Chief Jordan Buness, are the second and third generations in their family to serve as Wrangell's fire chief.
Fire Chief Jordan Buness grew up in a volunteer fire department family.
"It's something I knew that I always wanted to do," he said of serving as chief. "I wanted to earn my way into that," taking every training class he could over the past 20 years.
He got his chance when his father, Tim Buness, retired on June 5 after 35 years as chief. Jordan's grandfather, Gordon, was the first of the three Buness generations to lead the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department.
"My dad ingrained that (community service) in me at a young age," Tim said. "The fire department is one big family, helping people."
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