Camas-Washougal logo tag

Christmas C.A.R.O.L.ers

Emergency personnel from Camas, Washougal and ECFR support holiday food program

By
timestamp icon
category icon News
The Camas Fire Department's Grass Valley fire station was bustling Wednesday as employees from the CFD, as well as the Washougal Fire Department, East County Fire and Rescue, and the local community helped finish boxing up food and toys that were delivered later that day. Through the Christmas Activities Relief Organization Limited program, area fire departments have been reaching out to local families in need for more than 50 years.

Firefighters and paramedics make their livings in a profession that has them coming to the aid of people who are facing some of the most difficult events of their lives. In helping victims of house fires, car wrecks and other crisis situations, these men and women have seen it all.

And in Camas and Washougal, each year during the holiday season these same emergency personnel further extend that helping hand to assist in a very different way.

Thank you for reading the Post-Record.

Subscribe now to get unlimited access.

Already a subscriber? Sign in right arrow icon

Related Stories

Construction continues Monday on the Ledges at Palisades in east Vancouver. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian) Ledges at Palisades construction continues on border of Camas, Vancouver
May 28, 2026 American Cruise Lines’ American Encore sits docked at the Port of Kalama on Sunday. The newly built ship is one of six riverboats the company is operating on the Columbia and Snake rivers this year. (Shari Phiel/The Columbian) American Cruise Lines joins fleet in SW Washington
May 28, 2026 Ross Hoover, division director of Clark County Parks and Nature, takes a break at Klineline Pond on Oct. 3. Clark County’s big, diverse park system is woefully underfunded and falling farther behind all the time. Without a new game plan and new revenues, park closures and staff layoffs are on the horizon. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) County parks system needs more money: ‘It’s pretty clear: The Clark County parks system is not meeting its existing needs’
May 28, 2026