Posted: Jan 25, 2018
The San Juan Island Fire Department celebrated another year of service at their annual banquet at Downriggers, Saturday, January 20, 2018. As part of the festivities, Chief Brad Creesy presented many members with awards and recognition for their dedication to the department.
In addition, five members were recognized for their dedication to Public Education, including school visits, the safety fair, and fire extinguisher training.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 6:16:22 AM - SOURCE: San Juan Islander
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Posted: Jan 25, 2018
11-year-old Mason Allen a fifth grader who falls on the autism spectrum scale from Spokane Valley caught the attention of firefighters across America from Kennebunk Port, Maine all the way to Anchorage, Alaska. But Mason never had the chance to meet his pen-pal hero.
38-year-old Garrett Paiz, a firefighter from Noel, Missouri, reached out to Mason in March 2017, after seeing our story about Mason, since then the two had been in contact talking almost every week, "We would talk to each other on Facebook messenger back and forth," said Mason.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2018 3:53:33 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6
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