2015 Globe
Gear Giveaway Equipped 13 Departments In Need With New Turnout
Gear
Fifty-two sets of new,
state-of-the-art Globe turnout gear were distributed to 13 North
American volunteer fire departments in 2015, thanks to Globe and
DuPont Protection Technologies, in partnership with the National
Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). The Globe Gear Giveaway program
provides struggling volunteer departments with much-needed gear
to help improve the safety and protection of their firefighters.
Since launching in 2012, the Globe
Gear Giveaway program has provided 299 sets of turnout gear to
56 departments. The 13 latest winners each received four sets of
gear, significantly enhancing the safety of their firefighters,
who previously made do with old, worn, and noncompliant gear
that provided less-than-optimal protection. For departments that
weren’t able to provide gear for all of their members, the new
gear will enable more of their firefighters to train and
respond, enhancing the safety of both the firefighters and the
communities they serve.
“We are very grateful for Globe and
DuPont’s ongoing support of the NVFC and boots-on-theground
volunteers through the Globe Gear Giveaway program,” said NVFC
Chairman Kevin D. Quinn. “There are many deserving volunteer
departments that are struggling to make ends meet and provide
adequate protection for their firefighters. We appreciate all of
the departments who applied for this year’s program and
congratulate the recipients.”
“Every day, thousands of volunteer
firefighters place themselves in harm’s way in the performance
of their fire and rescue duties,” said Globe Senior VP of
Marketing Rob Freese.
“We’re pleased and honored to be able
to give back to some of the many volunteer fire departments with
limited resources by improving the safety of their members with
the most advanced turnout gear.”
The 2015 Globe Gear Giveaway
recipients are as follows:
Cairo Volunteer Fire Department (MS)
Friendship Volunteer Fire Department
(IN)
Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department
(ME)
Koosharem Fire Rescue (UT)
Leading Creek Volunteer Fire
Department (WV)
L’Orignal Fire Department (Ontario,
Canada)
Mountain View Volunteer Fire
Department (OK)
North Fork Fire Protection District
(ID)
Pinal Rural Fire Rescue (AZ)
Rawlings Volunteer Fire Department
(MD)
Roby Volunteer Fire Department (MO)
Rockaway Point Fire Department (NY)
South Amboy Fire Department (NJ)
To be eligible for the 2015 giveaway,
departments had to be over 50 percent volunteer, serve a
population of 25,000 or less, be located in the U.S. or Canada,
be a member of the NVFC, and demonstrate significant need for
the gear that the department could not meet on its own. To help
departments with the membership requirement, Globe also
sponsored 200 Department Memberships to the NVFC.
Over 550 departments applied for the gear, demonstrating the
urgent need for this type of program. The 2016 Globe Gear
Giveaway application period will open in February. Stay tuned to
the NVFC web site at www.nvfc.org for details.
