Last year the Hugo Fire Relief Association used donated funds to purchase a gear dryer for the Hugo Fire Department.
The gear dryer will be multi-purpose. It will enable the department members to more efficiently and quickly dry their turn out gear while cleaning it after response to a fire scene. This will help ensure a better state of readiness to serve the community in the event of responses that are close in time.
Secondly, this will help ensure that firefighters are washing their equipment after every use. In recent years cancer has become a prevalent and growing issue in the fire service. One of the most important precautions firefighters can take is to make sure their equipment is always washed after coming in contact with dangerous carcinogens on the fire ground. This gear dryer will help ensure we can get all firefighters equipment washed and dried efficiently.
To read more about the unit we purchased click here.
To read more about the growing cancer epidemic in the fire service click here.