VIDEO: The City of Walla Walla Fire Department received a $21,156 grant from the Wildhorse Foundation to help buy a technical response utility terrain vehicle, the city announced in a release. The new UTV is expected to help crews reach people faster in rough areas and support emergency work across the service area. The department said the vehicle is being designed with a rescue skid unit, ropes, victim harnesses and stretchers so patients could be moved safely while getting medical care.
The grant will help boost the department’s response in difficult conditions. “This grant award from the Wildhorse Foundation will provide our department with a resource that will significantly improve our responsiveness and capability during emergency operations,” said WWFD Chief Eric Wood. “This equipment will help our team reach patients more quickly and safely in challenging environments, ultimately strengthening our mission to protect the lives and well-being of our community.
The department said the UTV would also be used to help remove patients from remote terrain and support wildfire operations across the state. “The UTV will further empower crews to reach and extricate patients from remote, hard-to-access terrain during emergencies in our service area, while also delivering critical support to wildfire operations across the state,” Wood said. “We are grateful for this partnership and look forward to integrating this vital piece of equipment into our organization.”
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