Habersham County Emergency Services just received an order of new
hat was awarded to Habersham County.
With the addition of this state-of-the-art equipment, Habersham County is moving closer to its goal of updating all of its end-of-life equipment.
“The equipment in need of replacement is over 15 to 20 years old and is inadequate for our growing needs,” explains county public information officer Carolyn Gibson in a news release.
“This is a great addition to the equipment for HCES and was very much needed to continue to serve the citizens with efficient and dependable equipment for when extrication is required,” says Habersham County Emergency Services Director Chad Black.
According to Gibson, the fire safety grant saved Habersham taxpayers approximately $126,000. The equipment cost $140,687 and the county paid approximately $14,000 of that. The grant covered the rest.
Habersham County now has three complete sets of battery-powered extrication equipment. Officials say it will be strategically placed at fire stations in the southern, central, and northern parts of the county. All other stations will have new combi-tools and a full set of struts they can use to stabilize wrecked vehicles and rescue those trapped inside them.
