November 14, 2019
Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America, the Farm Credit cooperative’s giving program, has awarded 165 grants as part of its Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program, totaling $448,544. Fifty-five Wisconsin departments received over $150,000 in grant funding.
These grants help to offset the cost of equipment that community emergency response departments need to carry out their work throughout rural America. These 165 grants will directly impact the lives of 4,247 first responders and will touch the lives of more than 631,360 rural residents across Compeer Financial’s territory.
Since the program was established in 2018, the fund has awarded emergency response equipment grants to 328 agencies for a total impact of over $898,500. The fund intends to offer this program again in August 2020.
“Emergency response departments play an invaluable role in the health and safety of rural communities,” says Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist. “The Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program allows Compeer to enrich these rural communities and potentially save lives by helping to provide essential equipment that first responders need to do their jobs.”
The 55 Wisconsin organizations receiving support to purchase equipment from the Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program include:
Adams County Fire District. Turnout gear dryer
Allenton Volunteer Fire Department. Rescue ropes, harnesses and self-retracting lifeline
Almena Fire Department. Grain bin rescue equipment
Black Earth Fire Department. Gear extractor industrial washing machine
Blair Preston Volunteer Fire Department. Portable water tank
Blanchardville Fire Department. Digital compatible portable radio and programming
Brandon-Fairwater Fire Department. Combustible gas leak detectors
Brule Fire Department. Semiautomatic external defibrillator and supplies
Burnett Fire Department. New turnout gear
Cascade Fire Department. Nomex fire hoods
City of Waterloo Fire and EMS. New fire hose
Cobb First Responders. New turnout gear
Cuba City Fire Department. Synthetic corn for grain bin rescue training trailer
Dunn County Emergency Medical Responders. Automated external defibrillators
Eagle Point Fire Department. Automated external defibrillators
Eldorado Fire Department. New turnout gear
Fall River Fire Department. Portable water tank and hose
Farmington Volunteer Fire Department. Helmet flashlights
Fountain City Fire Department. Automated external defibrillators
Glenwood City Ambulance Service. Trauma bags with supplies
Grand River Fire District. Battery-powered extrication tools
Gratiot Fire Department. New hose nozzles
Hixton Volunteer Fire Department. Thermal-imaging camera
Hollandale Volunteer Fire Department. New pagers and positive pressure fan
Hudson Fire Department. Handheld portable lights and portable water tank
Iron Ridge Fire Department Inc. First-aid training mannequins
Kickapoo Valley Rescue Squad. Handheld radios
La Farge Area Ambulance. Portable radios
La Farge Fire Department. Structural fire boots
Lebanon Fire Department. Heavy rescue rope set
Lund Fire Department. Blitzfire monitor
Mason Area Ambulance Service. Automated external defibrillator and supplies
Mineral Point Fire Department. Compressed air breathing cylinders
Monroe Vernon Fire Association. Rescue throw ropes
Monticello Fire Department. New turnout gear
Muscoda Fire Department. Grain bin rescue system
Osseo Rural Fire Department. High-angle rescue ropes and harness
Oxford Fire Department. New turnout gear
Pepin Emergency Ambulance Service. Automated external defibrillator training mannequin
Poynette Dekorra Fire Department. Rescue ropes, harnesses, raising and lowering systems
Prairie du Sac Volunteer Fire Department. Vehicle extrication stabilization equipment
Prescott Fire and EMS Association. Thermal-imaging camera and multigas detector kits
Randolph Fire Department. Fire extinguisher training kit
Raymond Fire and Rescue Department. New automated external defibrillator
Saint Cloud Fire Department. Helmets, flashlights and pagers
Sharon Fire and Rescue. Thermal-imaging camera
Shelby Fire Department. Single-voltage detectors, thermal-imaging cameras and single-gas carbon monoxide detectors
Sheldon Fire Protection District. Personal protective gear sets
Town of Burlington Fire Department. Water rescue kits
Town of Washington Volunteer Fire Department-Hillpoint Fire. New turnout gear
Town of Winchester Fire Department. Fully equipped EMS bags
Village of Fredonia Volunteer Fire Department. New supply hose
Village of Westfield Volunteer Fire Department. Self-contained breathing apparatuses
Waubeka Fire Department. Inverter generators, protective covers, parallel cable kits and charging cord
Wilton Volunteer Fire Department. New fire boots
Source: Compeer Financial, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.
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