Ernie Cash, pictured here in 2017, began his service in the Monelison Volunteer Fire Department in 1971. Cash, who died April 5, recently was actively engaged in teaching future firefighters at the Amherst Fire Academy.
Retired Monelison Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ernie Cash rings the bell on Aug. 19, 2017, during the Amherst Fire Department’s 100th anniversary celebration in honor of the firefighters who lost their lives while serving. Cash died in April 2022 at age 72.
Firefighters were honored during the 60th anniversary celebration for the Monelison Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 in Madison Heights.
Longtime Monelison Volunteer Fire Department member and former chief Ernie Cash could tell anyone who asked about the history of the department he joined 12 years after it was formed in 1959.
Ernie Cash, longtime Monelison Volunteer Fire Department member and a former chief, speaks during a 2017 interview on his career in the fire service.
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Ernie Cash, pictured here in 2017, began his service in the Monelison Volunteer Fire Department in 1971. Cash, who died April 5, recently was actively engaged in teaching future firefighters at the Amherst Fire Academy.
Retired Monelison Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ernie Cash rings the bell on Aug. 19, 2017, during the Amherst Fire Department’s 100th anniversary celebration in honor of the firefighters who lost their lives while serving. Cash died in April 2022 at age 72.
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