Note second from the right officer Chaplain Don Mingo

In January of 2007 Don accepted the postition of the first Fire Chaplain of the Eagan Fire Department in Eagan, Minnesota.  In order to identify with the over 100 firefighters in the department, Don entered at 50 years of age the apprentice Fire Fighting Training program and became a certified level one firefighter in May.  Since then he has completed his Basic Certification for Fire Fighter Chaplain with the Federation of Firefighter Chaplains.

My Station to which I am assigned (Station 3)

First Big Fire as Chaplain