PUD Donates $500 to Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District
May 19, 2008
Columbia River People's Utility District (PUD) has made a $500 donation to the Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District to help build a ventilation roof training prop.
"This prop teaches firefighters how to safely mitigate extreme fire
conditions which are common during firefighting," said Scappoose Fire District
Division Chief Chris Lake. "The PUD's donation will help us keep our local
firefighters safe."
According to Chief Lake, the ventilation roof training prop will provide local firefighters with critical knowledge and skills to relieve pressure and remove hot and toxic gases from a structure during firefighting operations. These actions help to provide a survivable environment and aid in fire fighting efforts.
Neither Scappoose Fire District nor Columbia
River Fire & Rescue has a ventilation roof prop. Firefighters from both
districts will use the new prop during training exercises, which will be held at
the Lee Broadbent Training Center.
Scappoose Fire District needs to raise an
additional $1,800 to build the prop.
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For more information, contact Libby Calnon, PUD Communication Specialist, at lca@crpud.org or (503) 366-3264.
Columbia River People's Utility District provides electric service to 18,500 customers in Columbia and Multnomah Counties in Oregon.
The PUD employs 48 people and had FY2007 gross revenues of $28.4 million.