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Donation to the Queen Valley Fire District
By Kathy Matthews, Queen Valley Fire District
Since the beginning of the Queen Valley Fire District in 1987, there have been numerous calls for emergency medical as well as wildland fires that couldn’t be reached by the department’s current vehicles. The number of patients that did not survive due to inaccessibility cannot be confirmed but their chances of survival would have been greater with a fully equipped off-road all-terrain vehicle (ATV).
In December 2015 Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awarded the district with a grant in the amount of $23,418 to purchase a fully equipped ATV for wildland fires and search and rescue. This ATV will allow a crew to access the difficult to reach areas around Queen Valley. It is equipped with water and tools to tackle wildland brush fires and hopefully contain them before too much land is destroyed. It is also equipped with medical apparatus to safely bring patients to an area that is reachable by Ambulance or helicopter for transport to a hospital.
ABOUT FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION
In 2005, Firehouse Subs created the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation with the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment, and educational opportunities to first-responders and public safety organizations. Through the non-profit 501(c)(3), Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has given more than $20 million to hometown heroes in 46 states, Puerto Rico and Canada, including more than $698,000 in Arizona.
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