Skagit Bay Rescue, Fire District 13 may align

Gary Ladd was bare headed on Thursday, though figuratively he was wearing two hats that morning.

A Skagit County Fire District 13 officer, he also serves as an officer of Skagit Bay Search & Rescue – and he spoke for the latter during the fire district’s monthly commissioners meeting at the Snee Oosh Road station.

The SBSR leadership proposed to Commissioners Bruce Shellhamer, John Doyle and J.J. Wilbur that the fire district partner with the search and rescue group on emergency calls.

SBSR is currently aligned with the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office for search missions, said Ladd.

“We want to...