Chago Mendez is a rarity in today’s world — not only has he worked for the same company for more than 40 years, he has been a volunteer nearly as long. That volunteerism has led to 38 years with Hesston Fire/EMS."They don’t come around very often that they are willing to dedicate that much time and effort to staying involved in something that doesn’t buy their groceries," said Hesston Fire Chief Russ Buller.

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