COUNTY VFDS MAKE MAJOR UPGRADES TO EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT - Cumbersome Equipment Replaced By Quick-To-Use Lightweight System
Up-to-date extraction equipment placed in service at Upper
West Fork VFD (L to R) Asst. Chief Bruce Tanner, Jay Parsons
(Findley Fire Equipment) and Fire Chief Randy Perkins
Equipment installed with training at Arnoldsburg VFD (L to
R) Jay Parsons (Findley Fire Equipment), Board Member Luke
Bowen, Asst. Chief Joe Tanner and Fire Chief Fred Waybright
Calhoun's three volunteer fire departments have made a major upgrade with emergency extraction equipment.
For decades the "Jaws of Life" equipment was driven by cumbersome hydraulic pumps and hoses.
The Arnoldsburg, Upper West Fork and Grantsville VFDs have purchased new Hurst extraction sets, costing each department $26,000, which cuts the extraction time in half.
The new equipment has been placed in service.