赫斯特（www.jawsoflife.com）, the inventor and manufacturer of the Jaws of Life will donate more than 115 rescue tools worth more than $130,000. Additionally, more than $51,500 in power units is being donated by Hurst’s Latin American master distributor in Mexico, Importada Fabregat, S.A.
计划于2009年8月31日下午3:30举行官方仪式，位于位于北卡罗莱纳州谢尔比市北部邮政路711号的赫斯特·颌骨总部。这些工具将展出，并正式提交给华盛顿吉格港边界的消防员执行董事乔尔·施瓦茨（Joel Schwarz）。越过边界的消防员将采用一些套装来与墨西哥各个部门进行培训，其余工具将放置在工具包中，并由Importada Fabregat分发，以省钱墨西哥消防部门的资金。
赫斯特（Hurst）在2008年底进行了一项贸易计划，美国和加拿大的消防部门可以通过购买类似物品的商品进行现金交易。赫斯特销售和市场营销副总裁亚伦·旺特（Aaron Guenther）表示：“该计划是专门针对越过边界的消防员创建的。我们的交易计划取得了巨大的成功，我们很高兴有机会帮助包括墨西哥在内的少数发达国家。”
赫斯特收到的比捐赠的115个工具还要多，但出于安全原因和备件需要取消一些工具。所有的折扣工具都被带入其谢尔比设施，进行了维修和测试，然后放入板条箱进行装运。Importada Fabregat已同意为美国慈善机构捐赠电力单位和后勤支持。“在墨西哥，我们需要训练越过边界可以提供的消防员可以提供的培训资源。这里的每个消防救援部门都会喜欢赫斯特系统，但融资不存在。我们希望这会有所帮助。我们确定这项努力将改善墨西哥救援服务，我们不会停在这里。”总干事Enrique Fabregat表示。
“The coordination and logistics of getting these tools in place has certainly been a challenge,” said Bill Simmons, vice president and general manager for Hurst. “We are fortunate to have received such cooperation from our Mexican partners and the charity. Everyone here wants to make a difference and it is not always an easy thing to do. We owe a debt of gratitude to Enrique Fabregat and Firefighters Crossing Borders for their service. We are extremely proud to be partnered with the charity. We have every confidence that they are the right partner to make the most difference with these tools.”
Firefighters Crossing Borders is a United States based charity that focuses on training rescue professionals in Mexico on the proper techniques and use of the ‘Jaws of Life. “One of our main needs has been tools and money to ship them to Mexico,” says Joel Schwarz. “The need in Mexico and many Latin American countries is so great that it certainly is more than we can handle, we are just trying to do our part.”
Modern vehicles are more prevalent on the roads in North America, so newer rescue tools are needed to address the current car technologies like as reinforced steel structures and stronger steel. These vehicles are not widely used in Central America and most fire and rescue brigades currently use hand tools for auto extrication. The tools being donated will make a difference in the extrication times for these regions.
Firefighters Crossing Borders has expressed their need for cash, used hoses and power units specifically to help make complete sets with the tools provided. Parties interested in contributing to Firefighters Crossing Borders may do so on their web site atwww.firefighterscrossingborders.org。有关墨西哥赫斯特销售的询问可以直接向Importada Fabregat，S.A， +52-（33）-3668-5440或www.fabregat.com。
