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NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Mundare Fire Department Receives New Safety Helmets Michelle Pinon News Advertiser One good turn deserves another. That holds true for Dale and Rhonda McCarty who decided to donate specialized safety rescue helmets for the Mundare Fire Department. The couple were on hand to present the helmets to Fire Chief Glenda Dales on November 19. Also, on hand for the presentation were representatives from the manufacturer, Drager, and retailer, Guillevin Fire, Safety and Industrial, who lowered the purchase price of the safety helmets so they could purchase 10 instead of 6 helmets for the fire department. Dale and Rhonda explained why they donated the helmets, saying, after they were involved in a serious motor vehicle accident in July of 2017 members of the Mundare Fire Department constructed and donated a wheelchair ramp so they would be able to easily access their front door and allow them to be able to come and go freely. “We spent two months in the hospital. Then we got home. And in the mean time the Mundare Fire Department had taken the initiative to build us a ramp outside of our house. We, of
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Pictured from left to right are: Greg Orcheski, Dan Magee, Fire Chief Glenda Dales, and Dale and Rhonda McCarty. (Michelle Pinon/Photo)
course got our expenses back from the insurance company and so that’s what we’re equating that to, how much the ramp costs for the department to put it in, so we are donating that money back. And that money is being used to buy the helmets,” stated Rhonda. Dale McCarty said the idea for donating the helmets came after a conversation he had with City of Calgary Firefighter Terry Schmitz. “Between Guillevin, who threw the ball into your guys’ court, between the corroboration of our money and you guys bringing your price down, and Guillevin bringing their price down, we were able to get it done,” said Dale. “We were very glad it was an option for you guys and we were really glad to be involved in the initiative. I think it’s absolutely fantastic. Volunteer fire Mundare Safety Officer Dale McCarty tries departments are really the grassroots of on one of the new rescue safety helmets. the safety business that we do, so we’re (Michelle Pinon/Photo) thrilled to be involved,” stated Dan Magee, Regional Sales Manager for Northern Alberta and the North West Territories for Drager. Those comments were echoed by Greg Orcheski, Territory Manager for Guillevin Fire, Safety & Industrial. “These safety helmets have been specially designed for vehicle extrication and intrinsically fit so nice so when I am down on my hands and knees and upside down they don’t fall off. They protect my head, plus my eyes, and all the other stuff, so we as rescuers don’t need to be rescued. We can get in tighter and smaller places than we can versus if we have our normal duty helmets on,” noted Dale. The helmets come equipped with a protective visor and flashlight. “Classic North American style fire helmets are quite big. They’re designed to protect your head, but you go to motor vehicle incidents where firefighters having to enter a vehicle and you’ll see helmets just littered on top of the car or the ground because they can’t fit inside. So, these helmets are specifically designed for specialty service, that being vehicle extrication, specialty rescue, confined space rescue to be a smaller profile, have a more robust side impact rating, to have a better chin strap so that firefighters can stay safe while they are entering more confined spaces,” stated Magee.
