VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
GATHERED
ATSAFEWAY TODAY FOR THE LEWIS
AND CLARK RURAL FIRE COUNCIL
FUNDRAISER AND RECRUITMENT
DRIVE.THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR
THE
EVENT HAS BEEN HELD WITH THE
PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDS AND
SUPPLIES FOR LOCAL FIRE
DEPARTMENTS.AND RECRUITING MORE
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE
LOCAL DEPARTMENTS.WEST
VALLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF JERRY SHEPARD SAYS JUST
FINDING PEOPLE TO BE VOLUNTEER
FIREFIGHTERS IS THE BIGGEST
HURDLE
MOST DEPARTMENTS FACE RIGHT
NOW.VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ARE
OFTEN ONE THE FIRST TO RESPOND
TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION
ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.####




{THE FARTHER YOU GET AWAY FROM
THE CITY THE MORE NEED THERE IS
FIND THE PERSON GET THEM
STABILIZED BEFORE WE CAN GET A
HIGHER LEVEL OF MEDICAL CARE
THERE.}[***JULIE***]ANY
ONE INTERESTED IN SIGNING UP TO
BE A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR
WANTING MORE INFORMATION SHOULD
CONTACT ANY OF THE LOCAL
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.LAST
YEAR THE FUNDRAISER RAISED
OVER THIRTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
THE RURAL FIRE COUNCIL.####




[***JULIE***]THE FIRST PHASE OF
A BIG PROPOSED SILVER-AND-COPPER
