FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2018
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Contact: Michelle O’Hara
Operations Manager
Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs
905-426-9865
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Fire Department
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Amount
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Equipment
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Need
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Nolalu Emergency Services Team (Nolalu, ON)
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$25,000
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Newer 4x4 Pick-up Truck
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Need to replace their current vehicle, which is not safe and is prone to mechanical failure. The only hospital is 60km away and the closest ambulance station is 25km away. In order to provide residents timely access to emergency care and first responders, there is a need for a new first response vehicle.
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Pellatt United Firefighters Inc. (Keewatin, ON)
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$9,000
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Portable Pump
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To be able to better manage home and bush fires where a water supply is not readily available. The pump would reduce the turnaround time for the tanker to less than half of the time it takes now.
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Laurentian Hills Fire Department (Deep River,ON)
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$7,500
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Helmets
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The department does not have enough proper helmets to outfit all of the volunteer firefighters. This grant will support firefighters with much needed new protective equipment that will also go a long way in the recruitment and retention of volunteers.
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Papineau-Cameron Fire Department (Mattawa, ON)
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$6,000
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Upgraded radio systems headsets
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The department’s current headsets are old and have been repaired many times. In one tanker, the user can sometimes hear but not speak/relay any messages and sometimes the only use they serve is to keep firefighters’ ears warm. In another tanker, there is a cab radio but nothing at the pump panel so the operator must do their best to hear and speak via portable radio over the noise of the pump; and, visual signals from the attack crew may not be seen by the pump operator as the panel is located on one side of the truck if the fire is further away/on the opposite side.
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Wabigoon Fire Department (Wabigoon, ON)
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$3,000
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First aid equipment
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New first aid equipment could mean the difference between life and death for highway patients. It is not unusual for this department to be at a highway scene before the police and paramedics. This equipment would enhance their ability to quickly and effectively treat patients on scene.
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Redditt Volunteer Fire Department (Redditt, ON)
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$2,500
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Computer, printer, television, DVD player
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The department does not currently have this equipment. All paperwork and forms are completed and printed outside of the department, which takes time away from other duties. The television and DVD player would be used for training the team together rather than individuals taking materials home to watch and learn on their own.
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