CW, right, and Emily Forrest pause for a photo after the first fire they fought together, an RV blaze.
February 4, 2025
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February 6, 2025 3 a.m.
FIRST RESPONDER FOCUS: Married firefighters save lives together
SOAP LAKE — Lots of couples have a special activity that they share. Some garden together, some do home improvement projects, some do charity or church work. And some, like CW and Emily Forrest, save lives together. “There'll be times at night where she'll have to take off and go to the call and I'll stay with the kids,” said CW Forrest, a firefighter with Grant County Fire District 7. “Or Grandma. My … mom lives with us, so sometimes we'll both be able to go on calls.”