Graduates of the 2025 Botetourt County Fire & EMS Volunteer Fire Academy (from left): front row, Jakobie Cox, Aidan Alderman, Devin Johnson, and James Milstead; back row, Clayton Gilkeson, Jacob Orange, and Olivia Nicely (Not pictured: Wesley Reay and Owen Breeden)Photo courtesy of Botetourt Co. By Matt de Simone   The Botetourt County Fire & EMS Department celebrated the graduation of its 2025 Volunteer Fire Academy class last week, recognizing nine volunteers who completed months of intensive training and earned multiple state certifications. Since August, the recruits dedicated weeknights and weekends to preparing for service, committing a total of 296...