Spokane Valley resident was recently hired as a firefighter/EMT becoming the department's first official part time employee. She has already volunteered with the department for two years.
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Airway Heights Fire Department (AHFD) officially christened its part-time firefighter program with the April 1 hiring of Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Brenda Wittig.
Wittig, who lives in Spokane Valley, has been a volunteer firefighter with the department for the past two years.
"It is exciting," Wittig said. "I'll essentially have the same responsibilities-just with a title now."
Wittig initially gained interest in becoming a firefighter when friends in the Spokane Valley Fire Department would tell her stories of their day-to-day work. She said hearing these tales put he...
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