Heroic firefighters shovel snow-covered driveway to help elderly couple in Washington
Firefighters got to work and quickly shoveled a walkway and driveway so that a man could quickly meet his wife at the hospital.
Firefighters in Spokane County, Washington shovel driveway for elderly couple after responding to emergency
Firefighters from Spokane County Fire District #8 cleared a snow-covered driveway for an elderly husband that was trying to meet his wife at the hospital after an early morning emergency.
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Several Spokane County, Washington, firefighters went above and beyond to help an elderly couple after several inches of snow fell overnight.
When firefighters responded to a medical emergency at the elderly couple's home, they could have up and left once the job was finished, but that's not what happened.
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Local first responders were called in just after 4 a.m. on Thursday after several inches of snow fell in the Spokane area overnight.
Firefighters from Spokane County Fire District #8 went above and beyond after an emergency medical call at 4 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2026.
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After first responders treated the patient and brought her to the hospital, the husband tried to leave the house to meet his wife, but was quickly met with an obstacle — their snow-covered driveway.
In an instant, several firefighters from Spokane Fire District 8 dropped what they were doing to shovel.
Crews got to work and quickly cleared a walkway and the driveway so that the husband could meet his wife at the hospital.
When the elderly husband of the patient had trouble getting out of his snow-covered driveway to meet his wife at the hospital, firefighters quickly picked up shovels and got to work.
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