Fort St. John firefighter’s annual Christmas drop-off exceeds expectations

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John Professional Fire Fighters Association carried out its fifth annual Christmas drop-off on Tuesday night, providing five families with some holiday cheer.

Jayden Ockenden, a board member of the Fort St. John Firefighters Charitable Society, said they had a lovely evening that included some light snow to add to the Christmas spirit.

“We were able to drive around in our fire trucks and some other utility trucks with presents, decorations, trees and turkey dinners for five families,” Ockenden said.

“We were able to drop them off successfully and see a lot of smiles, happiness, and gratitude from these families that needed some Christmas cheer.”

He added some of the young kids were pretty excited to see the fire trucks, which can be seen in a video on the association’s social media page of the event.

The firefighter’s association thanked all the donors for their generosity.