The board of fire commissioners at Lacey Fire District 3 hunkered down Thursday, suggesting ways in which the district might raise its profile and increase community awareness during a special workshop.
The workshop was led by meeting facilitator J. Marie Riche, while the five-member commission — Tom Nelson, Sylvia Roberts, Judy Wilson, Gene Dobry and Frank Kirkbride — listened and provided comments.
Thursday’s gathering was partly inspired by its citizens advisory committee, which asked the commission to do more to get the word out about the district, Commissioner Tom Nelson said.
“They were pleasantly surprised by all that goes on here,” he said.
Another triggering factor for wanting to increase awareness was something that happened to the district a few years ago, said Deputy Fire Chief Kathy Dickson after the meeting.