全球,杜邦保护工艺ogies (DuPont), and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) have partnered for the fifth year to provide new, state-of-the-art选票装备至消防部门需要。今年，总共13个部门将获得四套装备。前三个接收者2016 Globe Gearway是克劳克（AK）志愿消防局，富兰克林镇志愿者消防局（新泽西州百老汇）和诺顿志愿消防局（加拿大新不伦瑞克省）。
“We are excited to announce the first three winners of this year’s Globe Gear Giveaway,” said NVFC Chairman Kevin D. Quinn. “We received over 600 applications for gear, demonstrating the real need that exists for this type of program. Many departments are struggling to provide gear to their members and often have to make do with gear that is old, non-compliant, ill-fitting, and otherwise inadequate, putting the safety of the boots-on-the-ground firefighters at risk. Thank you to Globe and DuPont for recognizing this need and for five years of supporting our nation’s volunteer fire departments through this significant donation.”
To be eligible to apply for the four sets of new Globe turnout gear, departments had to be all-volunteer or mostly-volunteer, serve a population of 25,000 or less, be legally organized in the U.S. or Canada, demonstrate a need for the gear, and be a member of the NVFC. To help departments meet this last requirement, Globe sponsored NVFC Department Memberships for the first 500 applicants.
The Klawock (AK) Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) is located on the west side of Prince of Wales – a remote island in southeast AK accessible only by air or water. Like many rural fire and rescue departments, Klawock is under-funded, struggling, and completely volunteer-based. KVFD currently has 13 active firefighters and 11 sets of turnout gear. Six of those turnout sets were donations from another fire department and are almost 20 years old. These turnout sets are incomplete, frayed, ripped, and do not meet NFPA guidelines. During a recent mutual aid response for a large commercial structure fire, half of their responding firefighters suffered from hypothermia, smoke inhalation, and foot injuries/blisters from ill-fitting boots.
KVFD培训官罗伯特·奥姆斯特德（Robert Omstead）表示：“这项慷慨的捐款不仅将帮助我们保留目前的志愿者，还可以提高他们的运营准备和有效保护生活和财产的能力。”
富兰克林（NJ）乡镇志愿者消防局每年覆盖38平方英里，平均每年有200至240个电话，包括汽车事故，结构火灾，荒野大火和各种类型的救援。大多数部门的资金由消防部门筹集，再加上市政当局的少量分配，以保持机构运营。设备维护需要大部分预算，因此，保持适当配备并保持合规性的消防员是一个挑战。目前，由46名成员组成的部门只有38套装备；其中，有14多年了。这项捐款将帮助成员专注于其他任务，并对日常安全感到充满信心。
加拿大新不伦瑞克省的诺顿志愿消防局是一个完全志愿者department handling fire, motor vehicle accident, wildland, and medical calls. With a very small budget, they maintain four trucks, a pumper, a tanker, a rescue vehicle, and a four-wheel drive half ton truck and trailer. The community has no fire hydrants, so消防员必须用水来填充卡车，从而导致大量的沙子进入泵。沙子会迅速侵蚀泵，因此每年必须花费资金来修理泵和阀门。该部门拥有22名志愿消防员和24套装备，但有16套已有10年的历史了。现有的大部分装备已从会员到成员传递。新装备将提高团队的士气，帮助他们在帮助需要帮助的人时保护他们。
Additional awards through the Globe Gear Giveaway will be made monthly throughout 2016. A total of 52 sets of gear will be distributed to departments in need. Stay tuned to the NVFCweb site,Dispatchnewsletter, andpage on Facebook，以及Globe page on Facebook, for additional information and announcements regarding the Globe Gear Giveaway.
关于地球
Firefighters need to be prepared to perform at their peak, on every call. That’s why Globe delivers the most advanced, best-fitting, and longest lasting protection by listening to our customers, creating breakthrough designs, and applying the engineering skills of the nation’s most trusted turnout gear manufacturer. Globe turnout gear is designed to protect you, move with you, and improve your performance. It’s athletic gear for firefighters. Learn more atwww.globeturnoutgear.com.
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自1802年以来，杜邦保护技术（NYSE：DD）以创新产品，材料和服务的形式将世界一流的科学和工程带入全球市场。领导者我们可以帮助找到解决全球挑战的解决方案，例如为各地的人们提供足够的健康食品，减少对化石燃料的依赖，并保护生活和环境。有关杜邦及其对包容性创新的承诺的更多信息，请访问www.dupont.com.
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国家志愿者消防委员会（NVFC）是代表志愿消防，EMS和救援服务的利益的领先非营利组织协会。NVFC在国家竞技场中充当志愿者的声音，并为全国的急救人员提供宝贵的资源，计划，教育和倡导。了解更多信息www.nvfc.org.
