GENESEE COUNTY/Santa joins the firefighter ranks in Oakfield to tour the village before Christmas

Several volunteer fire companies came together to welcome Santa to the ranks at the Oakfield Fire Department on Saturday evening.

Santa was provided with a tour of the village via decorated fire trucks.

The cavalry of fire apparatus from Oakfield, Alabama, Elba and the Town of Batavia provided Santa with a tour to remember.

At Triangle Park, kids and their families waited for Santa to pass by to get a wave and a glimpse of Jolly Old St. Nick before Christmas arrives next week.

Oakfield Firefighter Joshua Finn organized the event in about 7 days, quickly calling in mutual aid from neighboring departments to join in the Santa tour and decorate their trucks for Christmas.

“I wanted to make things better, I have two little girls, ages 7 and 5, and I have fire trucks and I know Santa, so I said lets make this happen,” says Finn.

Finn says the Santa Tour attracted a lot of interest from area residents and he is hoping to continue the event next year.

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