West Roane County Volunteer Fire Department (WRCVFD) has received new rehab cooling equipment designed to help firefighters and victims recover from heat stress. This follows the recent hospitalization of a firefighter at the Whites Creek forest fire.

After learning that WRCVFD lacked cooling rehab, an anonymous local citizen donated over $3000 for the 6-person vest system.

West Roane volunteer firefighters try out new cooling vests
Photo by Tom van Dalen

Heat stress can affect us all, especially in high summer temperatures. For more about the effects of heat on health, see this 906kb PDF: Link....

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