Recently retired firefighter Dan Garner has launched a challenge to Spokane County Fire District 4 commissioner incumbent Roger Krieger, pulling in just over 100 votes more than the incumbent in the August primary.

As the November election approaches, the two are each campaigning on the strength of their experience.

Krieger, the current chairman of the board of fire commissioners, has been a volunteer firefighter for more than four decades, first in Petersburg, Alaska, and then in District 4. Garner recently retired from Spokane County Fire District 9 after nearly 30 years, having been a firefighter, paramedic and station captain.

Krieger was first appointed to his fire commissioner seat in 2011, then elected.

“I’ve always just wanted to be involved in the district and service,” he sai

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