City of Antlers Fire-EMS
The City of Antlers Fire- EMS is a combination paid and volunteer fire department that provides fire and emergency response within the Antlers Fire District, additionally the Fire Department provides Ambulance service for the Southern two thirds of Pushmataha County and Rescue services for the entire 1397 square miles of Pushmataha County.
The City of Antlers Fire-EMS Division is an agency trained for Mass Casualty Response. They have been assigned the host agency for the Region 5 Mass Casualty Response. They are in need of three components to respond effectively. This $34,615 Community Facility grant will be used with $64,285 from the City of Antlers to provide a new One ton Vehicle, a Rescue Boat, and an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV).
The City of Antlers Fire-Ems will use the equipment as follows:
Equipped Vehicle- this vehicle will be a one-ton chassis with dual rear wheel, a four door cab, a diesel engine with an automatic transmission. The bed shall be a utility type bed to allow storage of technical rescue gear. This configuration will allow multiple firefighters to respond in one vehicle. The vehicle will allow sufficient payload for carrying of equipment and combined with the diesel engine enough power to tow the Mass Casualty Trailer.
The Equipped Boat will enhance the current Swift Water Rescue program. The boat will allow the team to navigate personnel and equipment in flooded waters for the purpose of rescuing stranded, injured victims and transporting them to safety. The boat will be 21ft aluminum boat with a 60 horse power engine designed for rescue that meets NFPA 1670.
The equipped ATV will enhance the current Rough Terrain Rescue, High Angle Rescue, Wildland Search and Rescue as well as provide supplemental fire apparatus on wildland firefighting. This ATV will be six wheel drive, with a bench seat and a bed at the rear. A skid unit will be installed in the bed of ATV.
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12:36PM Sep 04, 2009
by Kathy James in USDA Web Site |
Friday Sep 04, 2009
