地球,杜邦和国家志愿者消防委员会(NVFC)已合作放弃一套最先进的地球装备为了纪念需要的消防部门地球’s 125th anniversary今年。最新的收件人是印第安纳州Gentryville的Jackson Township志愿消防部门,该部门将获得12套装备,以及弗吉尼亚州蒙特雷的Bolar志愿消防局,该部门将获得8套装备。
杰克逊镇志愿消防局在印第安纳州斯宾塞县的一个29平方英里的区域服务,其中包括一座国家纪念馆和州立公园,每年有100,000多人访问。此外,该部门为两个邻近部门提供了互助。
由于仅涵盖保险,燃料和维护的低运营预算,该部门努力筹集资金来支付设备和装备。印第安纳州最近的预算削减使地方政府提供了不可能购买新装备的援助,该部门的成功率有限,以申请赠款来满足这一需求。
“Our current turnout gear is old and many of the coats and pants are badly worn or damaged,” said Captain Mark Spellmeyer in the application. “We would greatly benefit from receiving this donation of gear because it would increase our firefighters’ safety by providing them with adequate gear to wear.”
Bolar志愿者消防局位于弗吉尼亚州的高地县。农村社区包括一个大型山区,牛和绵羊农场。由于没有资金来获得装备,消防员必须穿着长期以来一直超过预定寿命的部门捐赠的旧装备。
培训官贾斯珀·米勒(Jasper Miller)说:“我们拼命地试图使我们的成员保持安全,并符合当前的NFPA标准。”“我们需要以最糟糕的方式进行投票装备。”
捐赠新的Globe Gear将在确保杰克逊镇志愿者消防局和Bolar志愿消防局的成员受到保护并准备回应的方面。
全球——第四代家族企业founded in 1887 — implemented the gear donation program to say thank you to the first responders who selflessly devote their time and risk their own safety to protect their communities. Over 2,600 departments applied for the gear, demonstrating the critical need for a program of this nature. With partners DuPont and the NVFC, Globe has already donated 126 sets of gear to resource-constrained departments across the country. A final round of donations will be made in December.




















