When a check for nearly $83,000 arrived in the mail last month from the estate of a woman thankful for the help Sebastopol firefighters gave her over many years, Fire Chief Bill Braga was elated by the largest windfall his agency had ever received.
“It’s five, six years’ worth of flipping pancakes,” Braga said.
The check came with a note explaining the deceased 80-year-old woman’s gratitude.
“Dear Firefighters and EMTs, from 1998 to approximately 2008 many calls were made to 911 from Esther Patton’s house at Baker Lane in Sebastopol. Esther had seizures and her balance was off, causing many falls. Each time your department responded quickly, transporting her to Palm Drive Hospital for care,” wrote estate trustee Georgia Doty.
Baker Lane?