Service club helps fund new fire-rescue equipment
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A local service club’s donation will allow Vernon Fire Rescue to upgrade the life-saving equipment it uses at accident and fire scenes.
The Vernon Four Seasons Kiwanis Club has provided over $12,554 for a multi-use auto extrication tool, known as a combi tool, which complements the Jaws of Life and is used to spread and cut metal on a vehicle or in a building.
Vernon’s traditional extrication equipment relied on a gasoline powered plant and hydraulic lines for operation, so operability was limited to the range of that power plant and required multiple people to be involved in moving the equipment. The new tools have the hydraulics built into them and are powered by a battery power pack, providing more versatility and allowing firefighters to take the tools into buildings and other restricted areas.
Fire Chief David Lind says council budgeted $50,000 this year to replace auto extrication equipment up to 35 years old, but the combi tool fell outside of that budget.
