Canonsburg fire department sends gear south to Kentucky departments in need
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The bed of a Canonsburg Fire Department truck is filled with donated gear, which will be transported to Kentucky for use by firefighters who lost their equipment in the recent tornadoes. The CVFD was proud to send gently used boots, helmets, hoses and nozzles to their brothers down south.
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Among the items Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department donated to Kentucky firefighters are 1,200 feet of hose and 13 sets of gear. The Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department dropped off equipment in Greensburg Thursday morning; from there, all regional donations will be taken south.
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Assistant Fire Chief Scott Galbraith, Chief Tim Solobay and Captain Dale Rhome spent Thursday morning filling a Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department truck with donations of gently used gear. The equipment is being donated to Kentucky firefighters who lost everything in the recent tornadoes.
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Assistant Chief Scott Galbraith takes the wheel as he and Chief Solobay head to Greensburg Thursday morning to drop off fire gear donations.
The Canonsburg Volunteer Fire Department sent gently used gear south Thursday morning, to Kentucky, where fire departments devastated by recent tornadoes – including the Dec. 10 EF4 and nine others that touched down New Year’s Day – are in need of equipment.
“We had a bunch of spare hose; 13 sets of gear, which is bunker pants, the jackets, boots and helmets; even a few nozzles,” said fire Chief Tim Solobay. “It’s all stuff that is slightly worn, but at least for somebody who has nothing, it’ll get them squared away.”
Solobay learned about the initiative to collect and send equipment to Kentucky firefighters through a Westmoreland County contact, Scott Graham. The Canonsburg fire chief said the project was well received by his station and trustees.
“I think there’s a lot of companies doing that all over the country, actually,” Solobay said. “We were given permission to go through all our stuff and see what was available.”
With the help of two other firefighters, Solobay, Assistant Fire Chief Scott Galbraith and Capt. Dale Rhome packed a truck full of the donated fire equipment Thursday morning and drove to Greensburg, where they and other fire stations dropped off donations.
The donated fire equipment leaves from Greensburg for Kentucky Saturday.
“Some of it’s aged, but it’s still functional to get them through until they’re able to get new stuff,” Solobay said.