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SANDY LAKE VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE CO.
PROUDLY SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1927
DONATION INFORMATION
THIS PAGE IS INTENDED TO GIVE A BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT DONATING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
DONATIONS CAN INCLUDE MONIES, BUILDING SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES, PROPERTY, FOOD ITEMS, TOOLS,
TIME, LABOR, AND JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN IMAGINE.
NEARLY ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE FOR YOU, AND CAN BE INCLUDED WHEN YOU FILE YOUR TAXES.
WE WILL HAPPILY PROVIDE A RECEIPT FOR ANY DONATED ITEMS.
SHOULD YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO DONATE TO US, YOU MAY CONTACT US ANYTIME FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WE PERIODICALLY SOLICIT DONATIONS IN THE FORM OF MONEY TO HELP US PURCHASE TOOLS, SUPPLIES, AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT AMONG OTHER THINGS.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE ALSO USED TO FUND OPERATING EXPENSES, TRAINING, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING AND VEHICLES.
FROM TIME TO TIME WE ALSO HAVE A NEED FOR TRAINING BUILDINGS, HOUSES TO BURN, CARS TO PRACTICE ON, ETC TO FURTHER OUR VOLUNTEER'S SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.
FOOD ITEMS ARE SOMETIMES REQUESTED FOR THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WHEN THEY ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR DUTIES, AND ALSO DURING TRAINING DETAILS.
ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM THAT WE ASK FOR A LOT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE WHAT IT TAKES TO OPERATE A FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND PROVIDE PERSONELL WITH AMPLE
SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS TO DO THEIR JOBS.
FOR EXAMPLE.....
A NEW FIRE ENGINE, WITH NO TOOLS, LADDERS, OR HOSE, WOULD COST AROUND $150,000
A RESCUE TRUCK, AGAIN WITH NO EQUIPMENT, WOULD RUN YOU AROUND $175,000.
THE 5"HOSE THAT YOU SEE IN THE ROAD WHEN WE FIGHT A FIRE....IT COSTS $650.00/100 FEET.
~AND WE HAVE HAD TO USE AS MUCH AS 4000 FEET ON SOME FIRES.
A SET (1 PERSON) OF FIRE RESISTANT TURNOUT GEAR, WITH AIR PACK, COSTS NEARLY $6000.
~ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL, SO WE NEED ENOUGH GEAR FOR ALL THE FIREFIGHTERS.
OUR AVERAGE ELECTRIC BILL RUNS ABOUT $295 FOR THE MONTH.
THE GAS BILL...AVERAGES ABOUT $350 PER MONTH.
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THERE IS MUCH MORE, BUT YOU PROBABLY GET THE POINT.
IT IS NOT
CHEAP TO RUN A FIRE COMPANY, AND IT IS VERY HARD TO GET SUPPORT FROM INDIVIDUALS FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T NEED EVERY DAY.
THIS IS WHY, AS A COMMUNITY, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US.
WE NEED THE COMMUNITY'S SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE IN EVERYONE'S TIMES OF NEED.
PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN ANY WAY YOU CAN. NO DONATION IS TOO SMALL.
IF YOU SEE A FIRE TRUCK, AMBULANCE, OR POLICE CAR...
PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT AND STOP.
WE JUST MAY BE GOING TO YOUR HOUSE!
BESIDES, IT'S THE LAW.
