Department News

PKFD AWARDED GRANT FUNDS FOR FIRE/RESCUE EQUIPMENT.

         PKFD continues to apply for grant funding to purchase new and improved equipment and resources. Recently the department has recieved notification that it has been awarded two grants.

The PKFD has been awarded a grant for Personal Protective Equipment form the Ohio Dept of Natural Resources. The Department will be recieving 10 sets of PPE for use at brush/wild fires.

The Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) is organized under the Department of Homeland Security and was "established to assist smaller communities in acquiring and using commercially available technologies to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorist attacks as identified in state homeland security strategies". Through the CEDAP grant the PKFD will be recieving a Wolfpack Remote Viewing system. The camera system will suppliment the Special Ops trailer and allow firefighters to locate victims who may be trapped in a collapse or cave-in.