Montana City volunteer firefighter retires after 30 years — 19 as chief

After 30 years with the Montana City Volunteer Fire Department — 19 as chief — Rick Abraham is stepping off the ladder and hanging up his turnout gear to focus on family and hand off his white helmet to the new fire chief.

“I love doing this,” he said, “I will miss the calls and interacting with people. But there comes a time for anything.”

In his decades of volunteering for the fire department, Abraham has been extremely dedicated to his responsibilities, said long-time assistant fire chief Lyn Stimpson, who became chief on May 1.