Moorestown firefighter Christian Payne was recently promoted to lieutenant at Lenola Fire Company Station 313, making him the first African American in that role in the station’s history.
“I’ve never been happier to be able to be a first-generation firefighter in my family, and then especially become an officer,” he said.
Payne looks forward to teaching kids everything he knows and helping them become better people and better firefighters, should they choose that path. But he also looks forward to taking on a mentoring role…