SEMINOLE – Seminole resident James Farmer said he was destined to become a firefighter. The Seminole Volunteer Fire Department captain was brought home from the hospital as a newborn, sporting a fireman’s hat and dressed in a jumpsuit similar to the one worn by his dad, a fire chief in Knoles, New Mexico at the time. Farmer is now a candidate for Firefighter of the Year with the State Firefighters’ and Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas. The 35 year old was first elected to represent the Seminole Fire Department in December and then named Firefighter of the Year for the Permian Basin in ...