- Date
- 2010-02
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- emergency-managementfundraisingtechnologycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
After a safety class identified that older rescue equipment could not open modern composite-material vehicles, Beaver Island’s Fire Department obtained funding for a more than $20,000 cutter/spreader. The McGlocklin Fund and Auxiliary also supported firefighter jackets.
Evidence limits
The article reports the funding and intended equipment use, not an inventory audit, purchase invoice, or rescue outcome.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 2010, "News from the Townships."Reports that the McGlocklin Fund and Fire Department Auxiliary funded a more than $20,000 cutter/spreader after a safety class identified a rescue gap, with the Auxiliary also buying firefighter jackets. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the funding report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department funds a modern-vehicle rescue cutter, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-department-rescue-cutter-funding-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2010, "News from the Townships." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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