GCFD 3 celebrates oak anniversary

Fire station in Quincy has been protecting area for 80 years

QUINCY — The plaque outside the Grant County Fire District 3 hall lists names of longtime district firefighters, and in the process makes a point about the fire service. Sometimes it’s something that families do for generations. Jake Hardt’s father and brothers volunteered with GCFD 3, and so did Jake, back in the day. Hardt works for the Washington Department of Natural Resources now, but he started fighting fires in his hometown of Quincy. “I believe either you or (former assistant chief Jim) Stucky is on my firefighter certification. From 2001,” Hardt told current GCFD chief Tony Leibelt during a conversation at the district’s open house Oct. 11. Liebelt too is a second-generation firefighter at GCFD 3. His dad was a volunteer with the district, he said...