Globe，Dupont Protection Technologies（Dupont）和国家志愿者消防委员会（NVFC）宣布了2014年Globe Gear赠品计划的第五轮获奖者。肯塔基州的哈格特消防救援和麦地那Volunteer德克萨斯州的消防部门将分别获得四套新的全球投票装备。
Globe Gear Giveaway是Globe，Dupont和NVFC之间的合作伙伴关系firefighters。到目前为止，2014年已有11个部门获得了Gear，将在12月宣布另外两名获奖者。通过NVFC管理的竞争申请流程选择部门。除了装备外，Globe还向200个志愿部门提供了NVFC的会员资格，并为所有NVFC会员提供了新的Classix®SE投口设备折扣。
“We are very pleased to partner with Globe and DuPont to help volunteer departments obtain gear and resources they need to protect their firefighters,” said NVFC Chairman Philip C. Stittleburg. “This is the third year of the Globe Gear Giveaway, and almost 250 sets of gear have been awarded to departments across the U.S. and Canada. This program is having an immense impact on the safety and readiness of our nation’s volunteer firefighters.”
哈格特消防救援公司位于肯塔基州乡村，面积为57平方英里，每年大约有120个电话。以25％的结构火比，18名志愿消防员依靠他们的装备来保护他们。但是，找到取代老化装备的资金一直是一个挑战。社区在财务上陷入困境，没有提供税基来充分为部门提供资金，也没有足够的捐款来满足该部门的需求。
The volunteers of Hargett Fire Rescue continue to serve their community with what they have available, but safety is a big concern. The four sets of new Globe turnout gear will be a tremendous help to the department as they work to make sure all of their firefighters have the proper protection to do their job.
“We appreciate the efforts of the NVFC, Globe, and DuPont to assist struggling departments with this generous program,” said Robert Forehand, Chief of Hargett Fire Rescue, which also received an NVFC membership from Globe. “We look forward to enjoying the benefits of NVFC membership and appreciate the corporate responsibility of these organizations to reach out to struggling departments and communities such as ours.”
麦地那（TX）志愿者消防局有15名活跃的志愿消防员和20名支持成员。志愿者每年对大约100个电话反应，从结构性大火到高角度和迅速的水救援。该部门完全由捐赠资助，没有县政府的任何帮助。通常，志愿消防员需要离开带薪工作来应对邻居的紧急情况。
麦地那VFD总裁Ilona Culp说：“这些敬业的灵魂放弃对事件的正常收入手段并不少见，但他们以极大的自豪和真正的紧迫感接听电话。”“我们一直在评估这些男人和女人吸收的成本的方法，因为他们通常是社区的第一个也是唯一的防御界限，并在好成果和坏成果之间产生差异。”
麦地那志愿者穿着的所有装备都超过10年，并且不符合当前的安全标准。库尔普说：“从道德上讲，除非他们需要减轻已经不安全的情况所需的装备，否则我们不能将设备齐全的消防员派往现场。”“门口齿轮是使消防员能够承受无情环境的主要工具。”
With the new sets of Globe gear, the department will be able to equip almost a third of their active firefighters with state-of-the art turnouts. “The financial challenges we face are mitigated by the generosity of companies like Globe and DuPont and extends the resources we have to accomplish our mission,” Culp said.
2014年的最终装备奖将于12月颁发。请继续关注NVFC的调度新闻通讯网站, and在Facebook上的页面for the announcement.
