Alva Fire Marshal Bryan Miller has a passion for firefighting and for training those who fight fires. He spoke to the City of Alva Tourism Committee Wednesday, Nov. 15, about a need for funds to improve local and area training.

Miller, who is also assistant fire chief for Alva, spent many hours studying and training for his fire marshal certification. With certification to teach other firefighters, he is now focusing on the training facility in Alva.

"It was a passion of mine to get this training facility up to tend to the volunteers within our area and our district as well as our local firefi...