I’m sure I don’t totally understand how emergency services operate in and around Waitsburg, but here’s how I can best explain it:

The city of Waitsburg has a fire department that puts out fires and responds to other emergencies within the city limits. The area of Walla Walla County surrounding Waitsburg has its own fire department (WW Co. Fire District 2) that responds to emergencies outside the city, but within the county.

Then there’s an area in Columbia County that’s nearer to Waitsburg than Dayton that’s served by yet another fire department (called Columbia Co. Fire District 2).

The thing...