Andre Jordan is in great demand.
Jordan, 25, is one of the newest members of the Cologne Volunteer Fire Company in Hamilton Township.
He is young, enthusiastic and dedicated — a rare commodity in South Jersey, where more fire companies are having trouble recruiting volunteers.
None of Jordan’s friends are in firefighting. Jordan said he can see why volunteer companies are hurting for members.
“You need to commit to it. Everybody has a paying job. As soon as I get off work, I go to the (fire) academy. If you miss one class, you won’t be certified,” he said.
A sales and service representative at Ocean City Home Bank, Jordan enjoys the physicality of firefighting after spending all day in an office, and the public-service aspect of volunteering appeals to him as.....Continue Reading
