Tennessee American Water has awarded grants to 16 native hearth departments within the Tennessee Valley forward of First Responders Day.
The corporate shared the information as we strategy Nationwide First Responders Day on October 28.
Tennessee American Water says it has awarded, by way of its Firefighting Help Grant program, over $15,000 to 16 hearth departments in Hamilton, Marion, and Sequatchie Counties in Tennessee, and Catoosa, Dade, and Walker Counties in Georgia.
The grants present supplemental funding to fireplace and emergency organizations supporting Tennessee American Water’s service areas.
Tennessee American Water’s Firefighting Help Grant Program covers a wide range of hearth division bills related to private protecting gear, communications gear, firefighting instruments, coaching, and hearth prevention training.
“We all know how vital water is in defending houses and companies. We additionally perceive assets for our native first responders can run quick. We provide the firefighter grant program as a method to help first responders in a significant method.” mentioned Grant Evitts, Tennessee American Water President. “The departments will make the most of these funds to assist maintain our prospects and communities secure in emergency conditions.”
Departments receiving funding in 2022 are:
Hamilton County, TN
- Chattanooga Fireplace Division –moveable movement meter for coaching of satisfactory strain for firefighting
- Metropolis of East Ridge Fireplace Division – private protecting gear, communications gear, and firefighting instruments
- Metropolis of Pink Financial institution Fireplace Division – 4-way hydrant help valve to effectively ship water to on the fireplace floor within the least period of time
- Elder Mountain Volunteer Fireplace & Rescue – substitute firefighting hose
- Lookout Mountain TN Police & Fireplace Division – provide hoses for satisfactory to ship water from engine to a construction or wildland hearth
Marion County, TN
- Crossroads Volunteer Fireplace Division – handheld thermal imaging cameras to establish hazards that usually can not been recognized by the traditional scope of imaginative and prescient
- Jasper Highlands Volunteer Fireplace Division –nozzles to exchange outdated, worn gear with new, fashionable gear
- Sequatchie Volunteer Fireplace Division – new hose connections and grip kits for instruments
- Whitwell Volunteer Fireplace Division –exterior microphones for higher communication whereas working on an emergency scene in addition to gated eye to assist distribute water extra effectively whereas on a hearth scene
- Mullins Cove Volunteer Fireplace Division – new radios and repeater to boost communication between the firefighters, different departments and Marion County Dispatch as a result of distant location served by the division
Sequatchie County, TN
- Southend Volunteer Fireplace Division – radios for all volunteer firefighters and CO2 detector to establish supply of when responding to house CO2 detector alarm calls.
- Lone Oak Volunteer Fireplace Division – 3” hose traces to ship water from engine to a construction or wildland hearth.
Catoosa County, GA
- Catoosa County Fireplace Division – smoke alarms for county residents
Dade County, GA
- North Dade Volunteer Fireplace & Rescue – private protecting gear (P.P.E.) or multi-gas detectors
Walker County, GA
- Rossville Fireplace Division –Pagers to alert firefighters of calls
- Walker County Fireplace Rescue – gear to permit for fast deployment in areas the place entry and terrain could trigger points for equipment entry
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