The Valley Fire Department is serving up more than just pancakes to the 4,000 neighbors who call this community home. With a 100% volunteer-based crew, events like its annual pancake feed help the department continue to serve. From getting to know the equipment to eating delicious pancakes, Christian Bull said his two sons Brady and Liam are having fun playing firefighter for the day.
“Certainly been getting into the fire trucks, wreaking havoc in there. I think they’re all still operable after they’ve been in them, but yeah, I know that’s been the most fun for them,” Bull said. This fundraiser is the department’s biggest, helping raise money for year-to-year operations. Over the years, Fire Chief Terry Luthy II said the department has seen a steady increase in call volume from just over 400 in 2016 to more than 650 last year.
