Fresno Fire captain celebrates finishing cancer treatment after 20 months

Thursday, September 30, 2021
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno fire captain has a big reason to celebrate tonight.

Walter Sickler, a 25-year veteran of the fire department, has finally finished his cancer treatment after 20 months!
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Sickler's wife, Trina, his fire chief and fellow firefighters surrounded him Thursday as he rang the bell on the department's search and rescue vehicle.

It was a very special bell that he himself had a hand in getting placed on the department's "Rescue 11" engine.
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The Fresno Fire Department shared photos from the momentous occasion and congratulated Walt on finishing his treatment.
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