Moses Lake firefighters, with a little help from the younger generation, met the community Saturday at Ashley’s Playground with hot cocoa, Santa photos and a food drive. From left: Battalion Chief Dave Holle, Firefighter Steve Feeney, Captain Schrade Rouse, Pixie Rouse, Firefighter Paramedic Garrett Fletcher, Captain Jay Morice and Battalion Chief Joseph Schwendeman.
December 15, 2025
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Moses Lake firefighters meet the community with hot cocoa
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake firefighters held their Christmas community event at ground level this year. “The last few years, we’ve done what we call the campus tour,” said MLFD Battalion Chief Schrade Rouse. “We would put our Santa on top of the truck and ride a neighborhood route so that people could come out and visit with us if they wanted to. But recently we were restricted by (state law) about letting Santa Claus ride on top to the truck. So now we’re trying a stationary (event).”