Bruce Power has donated a surplus Air Light Support Vehicle to the Grey County Fire Chiefs Association.
It will be used to refill self-contained breathing apparatus during training and emergency incidents.
A.J. Lake, the fire coordinator for Grey County and deputy fire chief of the Blue Mountains Fire Department, said the ALSV will be used within the Grey County Mutual Aid Plan. It's a support system for 13 fire stations, 320 full and part-time firefighters and a fleet of apparatus and equipment.
"The vehicle will respond as requested to incidents across the county that require on-site refilling of firefighter breathing air cylinders and/or lighting," Lake said. "This resource will enhance efficiency and effectiveness of operations at larger scale fire incidents, while also enhancing the safety of firefighters who are working in poor air quality and hazardous atmospheres."
The company also recently donated an ambulance to St. John Ambulance Grey Bruce Huron Branch, and has set up a committee to improve emergency response collaboration across Bruce, Grey and Huron counties.
Bruce Power is part of the Bruce County fire services mutual aid program and often hosts local volunteer fire departments to train in its state-of-the-art Fire Training Facility.