Facing some unexpected financial challenges over the last couple of years, the Penn Valley Fire Protection District has received a donation boost from the community. Fire Captain Clayton Thomas says in addition the the semi-annual contribution of 50-thousand dollars, from the department’s Auxiliary Thrift Shop, they’ve also received a gift of 65-hundred dollars for their Paramedic Scholarship Fund…
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Thomas says the Penn Valley department typically uses the Auxiliary donations to make payments on fire engines and ambulances…
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That includes the purchase of heart monitors utilized by paramedics during emergencies. This 140-thousand-dollar expenditure became necessary, when the company discontinued support for the previous monitors. That forced immediate replacement, leaving the fire district with a balance due of 84-thousand dollars. In addition, to allow reliable communication between emergency responders, mobile and base station radios require a 75-thousand dollar upgrade.
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