Thanks to Globe and DuPont Protection Solutions (DuPont), two more fire departments are each receiving four new sets of state-of-the-art turnout gear. Since 2012, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has annually partnered with Globe and DuPont to provide fire departments in need with gear to better protect our nation’s responders. The latest recipients are the Tanglewood (TX) Volunteer Fire Department and the Tuscumbia (MO) Fire Protection District.
Tanglewood志愿消防局位于德克萨斯州列克星敦。它的16名消防员为48平方英里以上的1,500名居民提供服务，并为三个邻近部门提供了互助，以造成结构性火灾，草火和车祸。该部门主要是自筹资金的，并且在很大程度上依靠其设备，维修，升级和日常运营的赠款和捐款，这对新设备或更新的装备没有资金。他们的三分之一的人员只有野外个人防护设备（PPE），其余的消防员配备了10年以上的结构性PPE，并且不符合当前建议的安全标准。
第一助理盖伊·霍尔（Guy Hall）说：“作为志愿消防部门，我们的目标是继续增长，训练和提高我们的社区能力。”“我们的部门将通过给Globe提供的装备受益匪浅，通过给我们的一些消防员最新的装备以更好地保护大火，从而使他们在保护我们的社区时更加安全，更有效。”
The Tuscumbia Fire Protection District (TFPD) is located in the middle of Miller County, MO, and protects 55 square miles with a population of 1,100 permanent residents. In addition to providing mutual aid to surrounding departments, the TFPD sees an influx of over 1,000 transient residents who come into the district to work at the area nursing home, court house, and school. They also have three daycare centers, five major churches, and the county health center in their service area, along with a service station that has 7,000 gallons worth of fuel storage. Two major state highways run through the district, which makes it a major thoroughfare for Fort Leonard Wood Army Post and Whiteman Air Force Base.
The TFPD successfully applied for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant to obtain 10 new sets of PPE. However, that was over 10 years ago and now their gear is outdated and considered obsolete according to recommended safety standards. “Receiving this gear will greatly benefit us as well as the citizens we serve and the several other fire departments for which we provide mutual aid,” said TFPD Training Officer Jeremy Phillips.
Additional awards through the Globe Gear Giveaway will be made throughout 2017. A total of 52 sets of gear will be distributed to 13 departments in need. Globe also provided NVFC memberships to the first 500 applicants. Stay tuned to the NVFC web site, Dispatch newsletter, and Facebook page, as well as the Globe Facebook page, for additional information and announcements regarding the Globe Gear Giveaway.
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