Volunteer firefighters drove door to door

QUINCY — Grant County Fire District No. 3 collected canned food to donate to the Quincy Food Bank.

Grant County Fire District No. 3 provides fire protection for Quincy and several other areas.

Fire prevention information was handed out while collecting food.

It was the first year the department collected donations and they expect to do it again next year because it was successful, Fire Chief Don Fortier said.

"Our entry way in our fire station is full," he said. "We've got to get rid of it because we've got to get inside."

He was not sure how much food was collected but he knew it was a lot, a portion of a fire truck was filled up, he said.

Over a period of several weeks firefighters volunteered their time to drive house to house knocking on doors to collect canned food and pick up donations from people's porches, he said. People also dropped donations off at the department.

The donations were taken to the food bank Thursday.

Fortier said his favorite part of the food drive was helping people who are in need.

"It's kind of a feel-good thing," Fortier said.