Firefighters, family and friends attend a retirement ceremony Wednesday for Battalion Chief Dean Milligan, center left, and Pvt. Scott Burnham, center right, at Central Station in Auburn. Both started their careers with the Auburn Fire Department on Oct. 26, 1992. Their 30-year careers came to an end at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Firefighters, family and friends gather Wednesday morning at Auburn Fire Department’s Central Station on Minot Avenue for the retirement ceremony for Battalion Chief Dean Milligan and Pvt. Scott Burnham. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Fire Department Pvt. Scott Burnham, left, and Battalion Chief Dean Milligan share a laugh Wednesday during their retirement ceremony at Central Station in Auburn. They started with the department Oct. 26, 1992. Their 30-year careers came to an end at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Fire Chief Robert Chase opens the retirement ceremony Wednesday morning to honor Battalion Chief Dean Milligan and Pvt. Scott Burnham for their 30 years of service at Central Station on Minot Avenue. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Fire Department Battalion Chief Dean Milligan filled the M&M machines at Central Station on Minot Avenue. He and Pvt. Scott Burnham were honored Wednesday for their 30 years of service. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn firefighters line up to give Pvt. Scott Burnham a hug Wednesday morning at a retirement ceremony at Central Station on Minot Avenue. Burnham, who served the department for 30 years, suffered a spinal stroke over a year ago and has limited mobility. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn Deputy Fire Chief Matt Fifield, right, shakes the hand of Battalion Chief Dean Milligan on Wednesday during a retirement ceremony at Central Station on Minot Avenue. Milligan and Pvt. Scott Burnham, standing next to Milligan, retired Wednesday after 30 years with the Auburn Fire Department. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Pvt. Scott Burnham and Battalion Chief Dean Milligan started their careers with the Auburn Fire Department on Oct. 26, 1992. They were honored Wednesday at a retirement ceremony marking their 30-year careers at Central Station on Minot Avenue. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Pvt. Scott Burnham sits in Engine 3 on Wednesday morning after his retirement ceremony at Central Station on Minot Avenue. He spent a large part of his career with the Auburn Fire Department as the firehouse cook for Station No. 5. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Ten of Dean Milligan’s 30 years with the Auburn Fire Department have been as a battalion chief. He and Pvt. Scott Burnham were honored Wednesday at Central Station on Minot Avenue for their 30-year careers. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Auburn firefighters form a line Wednesday at Central Station on Minot Avenue as Pvt. Scott Burnham and Battalion Chief Dean Milligan get a ride aboard Engine 3 to the American Legion Post 153 for breakfast. The officers were honored at a retirement ceremony for their 30 years of service. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal