“My dad is my hero and my role model.”
These are the words of Laurel Musser, who along with her dad, Jason Musser, volunteers with Union Deposit Volunteer/South Hanover Fire Company 47.
Jason joined the fire service in 2005, rose in rank and was voted fire chief in 2013. One year later, 14-year-old Laurel joined as a junior firefighter. Laurel says that her dad has always been supportive of her through her time as a volunteer firefighter — she was cleared to be an interior firefighter in 2019 — as well as outside of firefighting.
“He’s supported me through my fire journey and has pushed me to be a better person and a better firefighter. He’s given me the strength to persevere. He’s my everything, and I love him more than anything.”
The dad and daughter duo are pictured below in a 2014 photo, the year Laurel became a junior firefighter.
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