Gilbert Fire cancels Santa event after loss of firefighter
Joey Counts was a Gilbert firefighter for nearly three years.
Gilbert Fire & Rescue Department
Gilbert Fire will remember firefighter Joseph "Joey" Counts at his private memorial service Saturday.
As a result, the department has canceled its annual event with rides on a fire truck and photos with Santa Claus. The event had been scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday.
Counts, 31, died suddenly at home Nov. 27.. He was a graduate of the Gilbert Fire Training Academy and had been with the department nearly three years.
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Gilbert Fire will remember firefighter Joseph "Joey" Counts at his private memorial service Saturday.
As a result, the department has canceled its annual event with rides on a fire truck and photos with Santa Claus. The event had been scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday.
Counts, 31, died suddenly at home Nov. 27.. He was a graduate of the Gilbert Fire Training Academy and had been with the department nearly three years.
In light of the event's cancellation, Gilbert Fire is encouraging people to support the Gilbert Police Blue Line Holiday Drive, which has a photos with Santa event 4:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Gilbert Police Administrtion building, 75 E. Civic Center Drive, Gilbert.
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