An LCRA representative presents a $2,836 grant to the Placid Community Volunteer Fire Department for new vehicle stabilization tools. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Pictured, from left to right, are: David Yeats, Placid Community VFD assistant chief; Paul Folse, VFD president; Rick Kemp, McCulloch County commissioner for Precinct 4; John Hartley, VFD secretary and treasurer; and Steve Dyer, LCRA Regional Affairs representative.
McCULLOCH COUNTY, Texas – The Placid Community Volunteer Fire Department soon will have new tools to help stabilize vehicles after wrecks so firefighters can safely get to people trapped inside, thanks to a $2,836 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority.
The grant will allow Placid Community VFD to acquire two vehicle stabilization struts and two medium stabilization step chocks to help secure vehicles after an accident. The new tools will make it safer for first responders to remove occupants of the vehicle without risking the vehicle toppling over.
“These struts and chocks will help protect first responders in the event of an accident when a car ends up on its side or upside down,” said John Hartley, the department’s secretary and treasurer. “Since we will be the only volunteer fire department in McCulloch County to have these tools, we will be able to offer our assistance to other departments.”
Placid Community VFD serves northeast McCulloch County and provides mutual aid to five other fire departments in the county, as well as Brown, San Saba, Mason, Concho and Menard counties.
Hartley said without the grant, the department would have had to wait at least another two years before they would be able to purchase the tools on their own.
“The stabilization struts and chocks will go a long way to improve the safety for our first responders and people involved in vehicle crashes,” he said.
This community grant is one of a number of grants recently awarded through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program, which provides economic development and community assistance grants to cities, counties, volunteer fire departments, regional development councils and other nonprofit organizations in LCRA’s wholesale electric and water service areas. The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves.
Applications for the next round of grants will be accepted from Jan. 1-31, 2020. More information is available at
lcra.org/cdpp.
About LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority serves customers and communities throughout Texas by managing the lower Colorado River; generating and transmitting electric power; providing a clean, reliable water supply; and offering outdoor adventures at more than 40 parks along the Colorado River from the Texas Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. LCRA and its employees are committed to enhancing the lives of Texans through water stewardship, energy and community services. LCRA was created by the Texas Legislature in 1934. For more information, visit
lcra.org.
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Source: LCRA Business News
