Chris Olsen is a farmer and rancher in Banner County, and there’s something else he enjoys doing – volunteering for the Banner County Fire Department. Olsen, whose parents also served on the fire department, got introduced to firefighting in 1994, and he’s been involved in it ever since.
By PHILIP ECKERBERG
Nspire Today!
HARRISBURG – Chris Olsen works and lives in Banner County as a farmer and rancher; however, he does more than plow the ground and tend to cattle.
Olsen is a volunteer firefighter for the Banner County Fire Department. Banner County is about the same size as Scotts Bluff County; however, there are eight different fire departments in Scotts Bluff and just one in Banner County.
Olsen took a similar path into firefighting as many other volunteers do: He followed the footsteps of his parents.
“My dad and mom were on the fire department. Dad was a firefighter and EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and mom was an EMT,” he said. “I got introduced in 1994, and that was the year I started. I have been doing it ever since.”
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