Westminster Firefighters Breathe a Little Easier with New Equipment
The Westminster Fire Company relies on fundraising to pay for new equipment.
The Westminster Volunteer Fire Company has recently invested in new breathing apparatus equipment for its firefighters. The investment is not cheap--the total cost is in the ballpark of $85,000--and the department must raise the money to pay for it.
But in the tradition of volunteer fire companies in Carroll County, communities have come to support their first responders in an effort to ensure that firefighters have what they need to do their jobs. This is true of the Westminster Fire Company.
“It takes a lot of money to run a volunteer fire company," said Caroline Babylon, assistant treasurer of the Westminster Volunteer Fire Company. "We really appreciate the support of the Carroll County commissioners and the City of Westminster, but what really makes it work, money-wise, are donations and the support of the public.”
According to Sargent Brian Garbutt, the new breathing apparatus equipment has several upgrades. Not only does it allow firefighters to be tracked in a fire from a central computer, but it also allows people on the outside to communicate with firefighters in a building should they need to evacuate. The central computer can also track how much air an individual firefighter has in his or her tank.
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