Saturday Grind: volunteer firefighters sharpen life-saving skills

On a Saturday when most people were off the clock, a group of White County firefighters were clocking in — not for a call, but to make sure they’re ready for the next one.

Members of the Central View Volunteer Fire Department (Walling/Quebeck/Mt. Gilead), Doyle Volunteer Fire Department, and Hickory Valley Fire Department — known collectively as the South Group — spent the day at the Sparta National Guard Armory working through hands-on pump training using active fire apparatus, sharpening the skills they rely on when lives and homes are on the line.