Fire Chief Al Thomas with RVI Student Juan Sanchez with hand crafted table presented to department.   (Photo by: Joe Combs)

GLYNN COUNTY, GA – Tuesday brought the end to the annual Related Vocational Instruction (RVI) State conference on Jekyll Island. 

This year, Tuesday also marked the day that the Glynn County Fire Department was presented a hand crafted table by one of the RVI students.

Juan Sanchez, a 17 year old sophomore at Wayne County High in Jesup, Georgia presented the table in appreciation for the dedication and support that the Glynn County Fire Department has shown for the RVI program over the years.

The table, hand crafted from steel in a metal working and welding class, depicted a horse drawn steam engine responding through the streets of a city to a fire.  This table took approximately two months for Juan to complete and received first place in the state competition held during the RVI conference on Jekyll.

Chief Thomas accepted the table on behalf of the Department and assured Juan Sanchez that it was greatly appreciated and would receive a great deal of use at the station replacing a much older and worn table.

Following the presentation department personnel studied the piece and commented on the degree of detail that Juan had put into the table.

One firefighter commented that the table was almost “firefighter proof” indicating that the only thing that was breakable was the glass top.