Protecting lives isnโt cheapโhereโs the current ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ cost to fully equip ๐ข๐ก๐ firefighter:
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ:
Turnout Gear (coat & pants): $3,500 โ $5,000
Firefighting Boots: $400 โ $600
Gloves & Hood: $150 โ $250
Helmet: $300 โ $600
SCBA (Air Pack & Mask): $7,000 โ $10,000
๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ: $11,500 โ $16,500+
๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ: Turnout Gear (coat & pants): $700 โ $1,200+ Wildland Fire Boots: $350 โ $500 Gloves, Helmet, & Goggles: $250 โ $400 ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ: $1,300 โ $2,100+
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: $๐ญ๐ฎ,๐ด๐ฌ๐ฌ โ $๐ญ๐ด,๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ+
Meyersville VFD ๐ต๐ฎ๐ 17 f๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ & Chappell Hill VFD has 11 firefighters โmeaning it costs $๐ฏ58,400 โ $520,800 to outfit all of them!
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟโNFPA 1851 regulations require firefighting gear to be replaced ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, regardless of condition, to ensure firefighter safety!
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐!Support Washington ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ #๐ญ to ensure our firefighters have the gear they need to stay safe while protecting YOU.
