Local fire departments give back during holidays
The Cheney Fire Department collected 362 pounds of food and $45 for the Cheney Food Bank during their Dec. 18 Candy Cane Hay Ride.
Firefighters devote their time and lives to make sure the community is safe from blazes throughout the year, but several fire departments on the West Plains gave back to families during the holidays.
In December, Spokane County Fire District 10 raised almost $1,000 in gifts for toddler Aidyn Parret and his family.
According to Fire District 10 chief Nick Scharff, the American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest recommended Parret's family to the department. Parret, of Post Falls, Idaho, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 20 months old.
Scharff said the department received a list of...
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