The Fredericktown Community Fire District was notified that our grant submission to the Energy Cooperative Operation Round Up Foundation was selected for funding. The grant totaling $9,992 for the purchase of water rescue gear was worked on by Lieutenant Haley Rook and Firefighter Bronson Mast.
“The work put into the research on equipment and the grant by Lt. Rook and Firefighter Mast will have a positive impact now and into the future,” said Assistant Chief Bostic. “Water rescue is nothing new for the FCFD, we’ve been doing this type of rescue work for decades.”
Funding from this grant will purchase six new ice water rescue suits, four swift water rescue suits, gloves, and storage bags to be utilized by the district.
Surface water rescue, ice rescue, and swift water rescue have long been a part of the mission of the FCFD. The funding from this grant will allow for modernization and replacement of some dated equipment that the fire district has. When we look at the numbers over the years, this equipment fits the most common water operations that our district responds to.
“This grant will allow us to update existing gear and add a newer type of gear of gear for the rescues we do. This was the reason we applied for the grant,” said Lieutenant Rook. “Having better sizes that will fit more of us will also help.”
Purchases like this are of significant impact financially and to the mission of the FCFD. Utilization of grants at the Federal, State, and Local levels is something that the district does on a regular basis.
“Grant funding has been a way that we have made significant positive changes to the mission of the fire district with either no financial requirements or a minimal matching amount,” said Assistant Chief Jason Bostic. “We are fortunate and thankful that the Operation Round Up Foundation chose to award us this grant and we will steward those finances and resources well. While the district has benefitted, it is truly the community and those that we serve who will see the impact.”#
