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Sierra Vista Fire and Cochise County sheriff help deliver toys, urge holiday safety
Summary
Sierra Vista Fire Marshall Don Foster and Sheriff Mark J. Daniels described coordinated holiday toy drives serving roughly 300 families and safety guidance on Christmas trees, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide devices.
Sierra Vista Fire Marshall Don Foster described the fire department's annual toy program on KWCD, saying volunteers and community donors supported distribution to about 300 families and roughly 750 children this season.
"We see, you know, about 300 families and 700, 750 kids," Foster said, adding that volunteers will gather for a "bag and tag" event at Sierra Vista Fire Station 1 (1295 East Fry) and then deliver gifts to addresses the next morning.
Foster said the program has run for decades and relies on community donations and volunteers. He described operational details: bag-and-tag volunteers meet at Station 1 at 1:00 p.m.; delivery begins the following morning at 8:00 a.m.; volunteers' vehicles are loaded by station crews and given target addresses for deliveries.
Sheriff Daniels also described a separate stocking-stuffers initiative the sheriff's office supports and thanked partner organizations including San Pedro Kiwanis, Just Kids Inc. and the VFW for helping reach children in need.
Foster used the interview to remind residents about fire and carbon-monoxide safety over the holidays: keep fresh-cut trees watered, avoid placing trees near heat sources, and replace smoke and CO detectors older than seven to ten years. He described the department's volunteer program that can help replace batteries and check devices in homes.
Ending: Both Foster and Daniels urged residents to volunteer for the bag-and-tag and delivery events and to check safety devices before holiday gatherings.
