The Hancock Volunteer Fire Department has a new piece of life-saving technology thanks to a donation from the Keweenaw Health Foundation (KHF). Keweenaw Health Foundation Executive Director Ed Jenich presented a new portable automatic external defibrillator (AED) to Second Assistant Fire Chief Neil Ahola.
An AED device is used to restore normal heart rhythm, and provides critical, necessary treatment for sudden cardiac arrest. Having an AED allows the department’s volunteer firefighters to be better prepared for an emergency 24/7.