PRESS
RELEASE
Marthasville
Volunteer Fire Department
Office:
636-433-2240
For
Immediate Release
Monday, December 29th, 2008 Marthasville Fire
Wins Grant!!!
Contact:
Lieutenant Jamie Faust
E-mail: Jamie150@centurytel.net
The
Marthasville Volunteer Fire Department is very pleased to announce that our
department has been awarded an AFG government grant (Assistance to Fire
Fighters Grant) through the Department of Homeland Security. The funds will be
used to purchase 31 new SCBA’s (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) or
the air packs that fire fighters wear on their backs to enter smoky fires. Two
RIT Packs (Rapid Intervention Team air packs) to rescue trapped fire fighters,
and two Thermal Imaging Cameras to aid in the search of trapped fire victims or
searching for lost persons in the woods.
All
these items will be purchased with $ 182,258 received from the AFG grant with
Marthasville Volunteer Fire Department paying only a five percent matching fee
or $ 9,592.00 for a total of $ 191,850 dollars. This equipment should be in service
by the beginning of February after firefighters receive training on the new
equipment.
For more information you can visit our
web site at www.marthasvillefire.org
or phone Lieutenant Faust at (636)-262-1851.