

Four members of one family, three father-son duos among members
When a grass and tractor fire ignited last Saturday near Kennebec, four members of the Bowar family helped put out the fire.
With the assistant fire chief, a captain and two other firemen in the family serving on the Kennebec Volunteer Fire Department, fighting fires is a family affair for the Bowars. Other family members also get into the act, bringing the firefighters refreshments when it gets hot.
Many small towns in the state have strong family lines in the volunteer