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St. Peters’ Jeremy Kuhn is pictured with some Central County Fire and Rescue firefighters. Kuhn has become a welcome fixture all of CCFR’s stations.
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A St. Peters student makes regular visits to brighten the days of first responders at Central County Fire and Rescue stations By Brett Auten A St. Peters sophomore has become a welcome site at local fire stations. Whenever he can find a sliver of time, Jeremy Kuhn shoehorns at least one daily visit to a local Central County Fire and Rescue station. The 16-year-old lives in close proximity to Central County Station No. 3, where he is almost a daily fixture. He has been known, with the help of his parents, to visit
all six Central County stations in a day. “Sometimes it’s for 10 minutes, sometimes a little bit longer, it depends on how busy his schedule is,” John Schnieder, a captain with Central County Fire and Rescue, said “He is everybody’s friend, he knows no strangers. We’re a better firehouse having him around. After initial greetings and “clocking in,” Jeremy heads straight to the schedule board. Like a one-person human resources department, Kuhn has the names, faces,
start dates and upcoming schedule in his mental rolodex. “He knows every employee here on sight, and their ranks, and most of our hire dates,” Schneider said. “Not only at Central County and this station, but all the stations. If there’s a shift in manpower on a particular day, he often asks why that particular employee is there that day, or many times, he already knows.” Jeremy is diagnosed with autism. The See ‘FRIEND’ page 2
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