Last month, Mount Erie Fire Department volunteer Joshua Hunter heard a vehicle collision while working from his home on South Fidalgo Island.
He ran to grab his radio and Emergency Medical Technician bag and walked up 50 feet from his driveway where a small car and a truck carrying a trailer had collided.
After attending to the passenger and driver, who had small cuts from broken glass, he requested an additional medical unit, gave and received several hugs and returned home.
The community depends on volunteer firefighters like Hunter, who live nearby and can drop everything to respond to emergency situations, said Mount Erie Department Fire Chief Mike Noyes.