Firefighters fundraise

Sirens sounded around Pine Bluffs the evening of June 9, but Laramie County Fire District 5 firefighters were not responding to multiple fire calls. It was the annual Fourth of July Fireworks LCFD 5 donation collection.

The Firefighters, along with their families and the Texas Trail Pheasants Forever Ringnecks, went door to door collecting donations. More than $3,300 was collected and will be given to the Town of Pine Bluffs to offset the purchase on this year’s fireworks.

The Fire District donated its time to collect the donations and to set off the fireworks on the Fourth. Last year they wer...