The Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department (HLOB) has bought training materials with a $5,000 grant from Enbridge Gas.
The department is one of 50 receiving a chunk of the $250,000 Safe Community Project Assist program this year.
Larry Brassard, HLOB’s Interim Fire Chief, says the funding is a great help towards training.
“$5,000 is quite a significant bonus for us in that sense,” says Brassard. “We’re using it, of course, to purchase educational materials that all complement the training that we do here, as well as building code and fire code material. Just a great initiative, we’re so thankful for it.”
Brassard adds those materials are already being put to good use.
“Many of these books are already out with our members who are taking courses, whether it’s pump operation, basic firefighting skills, or even officer training for our officer corps,” says Brassard. “So we’re already utilizing these resources to a great extent.”