Grant eases cost of new extrication equipment

The extrication equipment will replace the old rescue systems that have become ineffective and outdated

The Gateway News

STREETSBORO, Ohio — The Streetsboro Fire Department has been awarded a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security for $93,600.

The city will provide a 5 percent local share, or $4,930, toward the purchase of two Genesis Rescue Systems from Howell Rescue Systems, which cost $98,600. This extrication equipment will replace the old rescue systems that have become ineffective and outdated, he said. "One is about 18 or 20 years old," said Reinholz. "The other is about 15."

"The city has been aggressively pursuing grants for the fire department," said Mayor Glenn Broska. "The current extrication equipment that we have is usable, but old," Broska said. "We're not taking the old stuff out of service. But it will go on a truck that will not be our primary response vehicle."

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