Edgewater Fire Dept Receives Firehouse Subs Grant
Date: October 26, 2017
Firehouse Subs has awarded more than $30,000 worth of life saving extrication equipment to Edgewater Fire Rescue. The awarded equipment will replace obsolete extrication tools, improving the department’s rescue capabilities for victims in motor vehicle accidents by allowing firefighters to cut through materials used in modern manufacturing and quickly reach victims in need of medical attention.
On Wednesday, November 1st at 10:00 AM, members of Edgewater Fire Rescue, Hurst Rescue Tool Specialist Tom Winkler, Firehouse Subs Area Representative Mike Kelly and Firehouse Subs Franchisee Bruce Galicia were on hand to recognize this donation and view a demonstration of its use at Fire Station 55 (1605 South Ridgewood Avenue). A training session with Hurst Rescue Tool Specialist Tom Winkler kicked off the event, demonstrating the equipment use and how the new technology will drastically reduce extrication time, improving a patient’s chances of survival.
In 2005, the Firehouse Subs founders established the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation with the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment, and educational opportunities to first-responders and public safety organizations. Through the non-profit 501(c)(3), Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has granted more than $29.5 million to hometown heroes in 46 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, including more than $4.8 million in Florida.
Each restaurant recycles leftover, five-gallon pickle buckets, available to guests for a $2 donation to the Foundation. Donation canisters on register counters explain the non-profit’s mission and collect spare change, while the Round Up Program allows guests to “round up” their bill to the nearest dollar. All funds raised benefit the Foundation. The Foundation is also the beneficiary of a Charitable Sales Promotion where Firehouse of America (FOA) will donate to the Foundation a sum equivalent to 0.13% of all gross sales with a minimum donation of $1,000,000 through December 31, 2017.
