Fire agencies should respond in time of need

Where did the fire trucks go? Nowhere.

I am a retired firefighter with 35 years of service at the Cheney Fire Department. A year ago I relocated to the west side of the state.

Recently, I called back to ask some of my former crew members how they were handling the rash of statewide wildfires and to my shock and disappointment I was informed that Cheney had not sent any trucks or personnel. I was perplexed as to why the city would not send any equipment or personnel in such a dire state of emergency.

We are in a summer of unprecedented size and number of fires that have brought crews from aroun...