City of Peru welcomes 5th generation firefighter

 
PERU – The city of Peru welcomed its latest firefighter at Monday night’s city council meeting. Joe Ellena, a 5th generation fireman began his career at just 14 years old serving as a cadet. Ellena formerly served as a firefighter in Standard. To date, Ellena holds numerous accreditations including fire service instructor via the University of Illinois’ Fire Service Institute. He started his career with Peru on July 11th.