Wakaw/Hoodoo Fire Department bringing birthday cheer to local children

While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to social distancing, something that is being missed out on by some children is their birthday parties.

The Wakaw/Hoodoo Fire Department is doing their part to make birthday’s memorable.

“[The families] private message us with the date, and the child’s name,” Fire Chief Ray Baumann said. “We’re going out with a couple of firefighters and giving them a little present and singing them happy birthday.”

Baumann said they’ll come to the house in one of the trucks with the lights on as if responding to a call. The crew is also decked out in bunker gear.