Finding a way: Volunteer firefighters learn grant writing to get new gear
From left to right, Adam Sitton, Joshua Chambers, Jane Chambers and Viktor Bragar stand in front of a fire truck at the Grant County Fire District 7 station.
Rebecca Pettingill/Columbia Basin Herald
Grant County Fire District 7 volunteer Jane Chambers tries on different sizes of bunker gear so Adam Sitton, at right, the vendor ordering custom bunker gear, can get her the right size.
The oldest bunker jacket at the Grant County Fire District 7 station from 1988 is shown.
SOAP LAKE — Grant County Fire District 7 (GCFD7) will receive four sets of new bunker gear, as it is one of 13 volunteer fire departments nationwide selected to receive the gear from a grant from Mine Safety Appliances, DuPont and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).
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