Fundraising

Dear Townshend Property Owners,

As we send this year's annual Fire Department letter, we are happy

to report that we have not had an event that resulted in significant

loses. That is the good news. Our call totals for this year so far

still lean toward events that require diversified equipment. An

example of that is the rise in motor vehicle-related calls and the

variety of calls within that category. Certain types of vehicle incidents require

specialized equipment. As a result with your previous donations, we have bought a variety of

extrication equipment. With that equipment goes the need for what is called extrication gear. We

are in the process of researching that gear now.

We had an opportunity to get some forestry fire gear at a 50/50 match. We did that and

could use some more. The two seasons for forest related incidents are the spring and fall.

In the recent past we have been to those incidents, and they have taken up a lot of

personnel and equipment. As with many of the calls we get that equipment is only used for

forest-related calls.

Some other purchases included gear lockers to keep our personal protective equipment in

order and organized. A new Cascade compressor was purchased and installed. This is a

unit that fills air bottles that are used with the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA).

Finally, an assortment of hose fittings was purchased. Some of these were necessary to

have when a mutual aid truck must connect to one of ours.

The Department and town had a new fire pond installed on Jordan Hill Road. This provides

us with a source of water in a part of town that is remote.

We thank you for your past support and hope you will consider a donation to the

Department this year. Also, if you want to help us out either as a volunteer for the

department or in some other capacity, please let Chief Glen Beattie know.

From the members of the Townshend Volunteer Fire Department.

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If you would like to donate to the department make checks or money order payable to:

Townshend Volunteer Fire Department

PO Box 627

Townshend, Vermont 05353

Please include your address if it is not already on your check so that we may send you a receipt

and thank you letter