13 departments will each receive four new sets of turnouts and four helmets
MSA, DuPont, and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up for the 10th year to provide state-of-the-art personal protective equipment to better protect our volunteer firefighters who need it most. Through MSA’s and DuPont’s 2021 Globe Gear Giveaway, 13 departments will each receive four new sets of turnout gear along with four helmets to increase firefighter safety. This decade-long program has provided over $1 million worth of life-saving gear to date.
“We are honored to have partnered with MSA and DuPont for 10 years to be able to provide volunteer fire departments with needed protection to enhance the safety for their firefighters,” said NVFC chair Steve Hirsch. “So many volunteer departments struggle just to make ends meet. It is inspiring to be part of this program that has helped to properly equip hundreds of firefighters throughout the nation so they can be ready to respond when the call comes in.”
“Protecting firefighters is what we do at MSA,” said Eleni Lucido, vice president and general manager of MSA’s business in the U.S. and Canada. “For more than a century, we’ve been committed to providing workers all around the world with the equipment they need to help keep them safe, so we’re proud to partner with DuPont and the NVFC to provide state-of-the-art turnout gear to departments in need.”
John Richard, global vice president and general manager of DuPont Safety said, “Together with MSA, DuPont is honored to support this program that gets the latest innovations in gear to firefighters across the U.S. DuPont, along with our fellow co-sponsors of this program, is committed to fire service and bringing the latest innovations in gear to help protect those who protect us.”
The application period is now open. To be eligible to apply for the giveaway, departments must be over 50 percent volunteer, serve a population of 25,000 or less, be located in the U.S. or Canada, be a member of the NVFC, and demonstrate significant need for new gear. MSA provides NVFC memberships to the first 500 applicants to help departments meet the membership requirement.
Learn more and apply by June 1 at www.nvfc.org/gear. Winners will be announced monthly between July and December. Stay tuned to the NVFC web site, Dispatch newsletter, and Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as the Read more
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DeKalb County has started a $5-million project to replace a fire station built 76 years ago, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The two-story, 15,000-square foot building will include new design layouts to better protect firefighters’ health.
The current fire station was built in 1945 and cost $13,000 to build. The station lacks space for modern fire trucks and doesn’t include facilities for women.
The new fire station is the first of several the county will build using Special Purpose Local Optional Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds.
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Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport plans to rent out a former Boeing training center building to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, reports Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The center used to host flight simulations. Atlanta Fire Rescue plans to use 42,000 square feet of the facility to train.
The five-year lease at $366,660 a year represents fair market value. It is set to run from April 1, 2021 until March 31, 2026.
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The New Iberia Fire Department has two fire trucks that will replace two trucks that are nearing 20 years old, reports The Daily Iberian.
Radios and other equipment will be installed in the trucks and are expected to go into service in two weeks. The city decided to float a bond to order the fire truck and air packs. The city had originally planned to budget for the purchases. The two trucks came in at $800,000 and the department was also able to purchase new air packs for the firefighters.
One of the older trucks will be kept on as a reserve unit.
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