SHOUT OUT: If he were alive today, the River Vale Volunteer Fire Department’s first chief would be proud to know that his great-great-granddaughter will be sworn in as its first female chief on Jan. 1.
Kellie Goodell represents the fifth generation in her family to serve as the RVFD chief, beginning with Leopold Hermann.
The passion to be just like her father and other family firefighters has carried Goodell to the position.
“I used to stand at the top of the stairs and ask my dad if I could come with him on calls to the firehouse,” the captain said. “He said no, because then I’d have to sit at the firehouse and wait.” READ MORE….
STORY: Daily Voice Assistant Managing Editor Cecilia Levine / PHOTO: Courtesy Kellie Goodell
