Long County High School graduate Nicholas Ribal recently joined the DeKalb County Fire and Rescue in Tucker, fulfilling his dream of becoming a firefighter. Although Ribal has achieved his goal, he admits he didn’t always want to be a firefighter. When he was 10 years old, a tragedy struck that would affect the rest of his life.
Burn victim turns hardship into opportunity
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