Sending local firefighters to Southern California to help battle the fires enveloping Los Angeles won’t cost Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One anything.
In fact, the local fire district benefits from the arrangement — its firefighters get training and experience that will be crucial if they ever face a major wildfire back home.
Local fire departments fully reimbursed
Several social media commenters asked if Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One is on the financial hook for sending two firefighters to Los Angeles. Gig Harbor firefighters Jimmy Dane and Marty Pattin, along with two more from Key Peninsula Fire, are assigned to structure protection for the Palisades Fire, the largest of the fires in the LA area.
The answer is no, Gig Harbor Fire Chief Dennis Doan said. That’s true for Gig Harbor and every other department around the country that sent personnel to help in Southern California…