North Whidbey Fire and Rescue recently received an approximately $22,000 grant funding the purchase of new gear thanks to an organization founded by “Lt. Dan.”

During an event at Station 25 last week, Fire Chief Chris Swiger emphasized the department could not have afforded all the gear at once without the grant. It’s gear that is already proving valuable.

“The public’s going to be very, very grateful that we have them. Firefighters will be grateful that we have them,” Swiger said. “We already used the hydrocarbon detector to determine the origin and cause of an explosion.”

With the money, the fire department purchased three five-gas detectors, which detect gases like hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbon detectors, useful for understanding whether fires are the result o

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