| Clymer
Volunteer Fire Company firefighters plan to update their
protective clothing, add new fire detection equipment and
make
improvements to their fire station with a $99,664 Assistance
to Firefighters Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
The
fire company will use the grant money to update the
members’ fire-resistant protective clothing known as
bunker gear, and for less-cumbersome jumpsuits to be worn as
rescue gear. The money will also purchase
high-visibility vests the Clymer firefighters will wear at
traffic accident scenes and signs that will warn motorists
they are approaching accidents.
Some
of the money will buy an emergency generator so that the
fire station can be used as an emergency shelter, and
another thermal-imaging camera to help the members detect
fires burning inside walls.
Thanks
to Clymer Borough Manager Rob Barto who assisted with the
grant narrative that made it possible for Clymer Vol. Fire
Co. to be awarded this competitive grant! |
