Talking and learning to prevent and respond to fires at home

LISTEN AND LEARN TO BE PREPARED – Only you can prevent any fire, maybe. La Conner volunteer firefighter Natalie Baler spoke to about a dozen people at the La Conner Swinomish Library Saturday. Wrote Kathy Shiner: "Very informative. I[n] using a fire extinguisher, we were able to practice PASS, acronym for pull pin, aim, squeeze and sweep. Main take away first call 911 to get the experts alerted and on their way.