Snuggle Quilts are here!

Left to Right: Deputy Chief Jacob Ware, Ms. Dusty Darrah of Firehouse Quilts of Colorado, Chief Bill McLaughlin and Captain Alex Parks, display one of the Snuggle Quilts generously donated to the Elk Creek Fire Department by Firehouse Quilts of Colorado.

Ms. Dusty Darrah of Firehouse Quilts of Colorado and two of her fellow quilters visited Elk Creek Fire this morning to present the department with a supply of Snuggle Quilts. These will be carried on all Elk Creek ambulances and will be given to children and their mothers in time of crisis. A presentation ceremony was held at 11:30am, at Elk Creek Station 1, 11993 Blackfoot Road, Conifer, CO.

Firehouse Quilts of Colorado is a non-profit, volunteer organization that hand makes the 45-inch square Snuggle Quilts. The quilts are donated to fire departments and ambulance services across Colorado. To learn more about Firehouse Quilts of Colorado visit: www.firehousequilts.com/ .

"Space aboard an emergency vehicle is precious, and while these quilts aren't medically necessary, they may help make the worst day in a child's life just a little better," said Deputy Chief Jacob Ware.

Elk Creek Fire Department provides fire and emergency medical services within the communities of Aspen Park, Conifer, Pine Junction and parts of Pine, Evergreen, and Bailey, Colorado. Elk Creek is a combination department with 9 career and 65 volunteer firefighters and emergency medical personnel. For more information visit their web site: www.elkcreekfire.org/ .