The Village of Dresden and the Dresden Fire department are pleased to announce that the fire department is receiving two FEMA Grants. The first is a grant to replace both of our heart monitors in our medics. This grant also includes the purchase of three A.E.D.s two which will be placed in the front-line fire engines and 1 in our rescue truck. We will also be purchasing a Lucas Device, this will do CPR automatically. This grant is around $80,000.00.
The second grant is to replace our 1991 tanker. Our current tanker is homemade. The truck was an oil field truck converted over to a tanker. The truck carries 3,750 gallons of water. The truck does not have a pump on it. The grant we receive will go towards the purchase of a tanker that has a fire pump and carries 3,000 gallons of water. This truck will also serve as a back-up engine. The truck will have a limited amount of fire hose and firefighting equipment on it. The awarded amount is $300,000.00.
When Chief Wolford applied for this grant, it was stated that the new tanker would replace our current 1991 tanker and our 1993 Engine. Our 1993 engine is primarily a backup. We use it for grass fires and it responds to auto accidents.
