Daines effort keeps program alive to help rural firefighters
From left, are West End Volunteer Fire Department members Frank Magee and Bruce Charles. The two have worked to keep the department's gear and personnel up to par. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
By MONTE TURNER
Mineral Independent
When Bruce Charles of De Borgia took over as the West End Volunteer Fire Chief in 2005, the department had a 1962 fire engine in a tiny red building.
Charles started talking with other fire chiefs to see if they had anything that they weren’t using that they would be willing to donate...
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