Pennsylvania fire department donates two trucks to Washington Park

WASHINGTON PARK, Sick. — The Washington Park Fireplace Division will quickly roll out two further firetrucks after a beneficiant donation from a division in Pennsylvania.

The entire division’s tools was destroyed final October when a fireplace destroyed town’s municipal constructing.

On Saturday, Assistant Fireplace Chief Ronnie Harris pointed to the firetrucks in a donated warehouse from the place firefighters now reply to calls.

Harris stated they got here from the Elk Lake Volunteer Fireplace Firm, 800 miles away in northern Pennsylvania close to the border with New York.

“It brings us nice pleasure to announce we now have simply donated two of our outdated hearth engines to Washington Park Fireplace Division who sadly misplaced every thing in a fireplace,” learn a put up on Fb from the company.

“We did the paperwork on our finish; they did the paperwork on their finish. We met up, after which went and obtained the vans,” Harris stated.

The Metro East hearth division responds to about 30 calls per thirty days. Officers stated the 2 donated firetrucks—engines from 1987 and 1989—would give them a possibility to provide their older ones some relaxation.

There’s additionally tools and instruments on the donated firetrucks that the Washington Park Fireplace Division didn’t have on its different two engines.

“We misplaced a variety of tools, … and that is going to be a really large blessing for us,” stated Deputy Fireplace Chief Steven Harris.

“All of us took an oath to do the identical job, no matter if they’re getting paid or their volunteering. All of us are right here to do the identical frequent denominator. It is to get the job executed,” Harris added.

The 2 donated firetrucks are presently getting further tools and upkeep, and are scheduled to be in service at the start of Might.