Setelah lebih dari tiga dekade bekerja di Camano Island Hearth Rescue, Asisten Kepala Craig Helgeland pensiun.
Dia membuat sejarah 30 tahun yang lalu sebagai karir pertama asisten kepala pemadam kebakaran di badan tersebut, namun jalan menuju gelar tersebut tidak mudah.
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