Nelvin Young began his fire service with the Columbus, OH, Fire Department in 1991, spending most of his career on Ladder 1/Ladder 23. He is a member on the department’s Ladder Committee, having served on tractor-drawn aerials and mid-mount platforms. Young is an Ohio Certified Fire Instructor for the State Fire Academy and serves as a fire instructor for the Columbus Training Academy. He is an expert in aerial operations, tilling and general truck operations and is a rescue technician.