Fire calls include house and car fires, but grass fires are the most common. Fires on the Quivira Wildlife Refuge are the biggest and draw the most attention. In recent years, the refuge has added its own fire-fighting equipment. Stafford, St. John, Macksville, Radium, Seward, Hudson and Zenith. The 100 Stafford County firefighters keep well-trained, she said.
County commissioners support an ongo-ing training budget for the crew.
She said most people don't realize how much a county chief has to do or what Miller has accomplished. The Wheatland Cafe catered the food and Master of Ceremonies Darlene Mastin made all feel welcome. Both encouraged Mary to try for the chiefs position. She was still in doubt until she attended the State Fire School at Hutchinson, and then she was hooked, and after 28 years, she decided to retire as chief. The roast continued with different people relating things that happened to Mary over the years.