Fire fighters around the world agree - time in a rescue situation is extremely important. If someone is involved in a violent wreck, the difference between life and death can be a matter of minutes.
Each day, over 3,500 people are killed in motor vehicle crashes. If you turn on your local news each night, odds are you’ll see another crash that happened in your community. At Daniel Stark, we know all too well that these tragedies happen every day.
When first responders arrive on the scene of the crash, they’re trained to rescue people from danger as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, many fire departments can’t afford the tools they need.
Did you know that 85% of fire departments in the US are volunteer-based? Not only are those fire fighters serving their community for free, they’re doing so with outdated, inefficient, and unreliable equipment.
We first learned about the seriousness of this issue when we met Amanda Ruble – the remarkable woman who was fundraising for the Leroy-Axtell Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a new set of rescue tools. She knew how many lives those tools could save.
These powerful tools that can cut through a crashed vehicle in seconds. This means that when someone is trapped after a crash, they can get the medical attention they need fast – drastically improving their chance of survival. These tools can cost over $40,000, forcing under-funded fire departments to go without.
While these heroes do the best they can with what they have, we think it’s unacceptable and unsafe to ask them to go into battle underequipped.
Here’s how you can help.
After we spent time with the selfless volunteers of the Leroy-Axtell Volunteer Fire Department, we knew that we had to do more. Texas is full of communities whose fire fighters aren’t given the tools that they need to keep their communities safe. Our mission is to solve that problem.
We’re proud to partner with four Texas volunteer fire departments from the communities that we serve. Each of them are currently fundraising for updated equipment that will help them keep their communities and fire fighters safer.
On October 28th, we’ll be donating $5,000 to one of these departments. It’s up to you to vote!
Here are their stories.
The fire department that receives the most votes will be awarded $5,000 on October 28th!
Participants can earn a maximum of four votes each:
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Our goal is not only to award one of these departments with $5,000, but to spread awareness about this issue and help each department reach their fundraising goals.
When someone is trapped in a vehicle, a well-equipped first responder can be the difference between life and death. Ask yourself, if you were trapped in a burning vehicle, how much would you do to ensure that your local fire fighters could get you out in 90 seconds?
Because of Amanda, the town of Axtell, Texas, is safer today. With your help, your home town can be safer too.
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