L.A. County Fire Department donating surplus supplies to Ukraine’s first responders

Ukrainian first responders will quickly be receiving some much-needed tools from all the way in which in Los Angeles County.

The Los Angeles County Hearth Division introduced this week it will be sending some surplus provides throughout the globe to Ukraine because the nation staves off the continuing Russian invasion.

Boots, hoses, nozzles, physique armor and drugs have been among the many gadgets packed and shipped out throughout an occasion earlier this week.

The care package deal was loaded at an L.A. County hearth station in Inglewood on Thursday afternoon. Hearth Chief Daryl Osby and county supervisor Janice Hahn have been in attendance and helped pack up the gadgets.

“As Ukrainian firefighters proceed to work underneath excessive peril to take away victims with restricted assets, we felt the necessity to step up and assist not directly,” mentioned Osby in a information launch.

Because the battle in Ukraine reaches its fourth straight week, first responders are being hampered by provide shortages and lack of kit, the Hearth Division mentioned.

“It’s our hope that this tools will assist Ukrainian first responders proceed to save lots of lives and assist them in some small manner to withstand the Russian invasion,” mentioned Hahn, who’s the designated supervisor overseeing the Los Angeles County Hearth Division.

Earlier in March, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to sentence the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Hahn added. The board additionally voted on actions to assist refugees of the Russian invasion and discover the potential of severing ties with corporations that do enterprise in Russia.