Fire Truck Convoy to Run Through Rohnert Park Wednesday

A convoy of fire engines, from Healdsburg's fleet to Sausalito's, will roll through Rohnert Park tomorrow, as part of an annual fundraiser benefiting burn victims. Starting at 11 a.m., stop in at the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety, where there will be a 15 minute break in the trip, to support the cause.

The effort, made up of fire departments and members of emergency response agencies throughout the North Bay, is part of a mass movement that will rev up and roll through Sonoma and Marin counties Wednesday for the 15th annual North Bay Firefighter Burn Relay, a benefit for the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation.

Every year for more than a decade, concerned residents have called 911 or the fire district office to ask what's going on.

The annual fundraising parade of antique and modern emergency vehicles will kick off at Healdsburg Fire Department and make its way through down to the Southern Marin Fire Station 1 in Sausalito. 

Along the relay route, off-duty firefighters will collect donations raised by fire and public safety agencies through annual community events such as golf tournaments, pancake breakfasts and spaghetti dinners and then formally present the funds to the Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation. Most of the money raised comes from local firefighters and their families. A check will be presented to the foundation and the procession will head off to Marinwood.

Funds raised provide services to burn survivors and support burn prevention education programs.