Montgomery County Fire Departments Receive Life Saving Gas Detection Monitors
Montgomery County fire departments receive life saving gas detection monitors through a generous donation from the E.F. & Sylvia Schildberg Foundation in partnership with the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency and the Southwest Iowa Squadron of Heroes.
The new gas detection monitors will be used for a wide array of emergency situations that each fire department responds to on a daily basis and will better assist them in responding to and mitigating hazardous material situations, gas leaks and first responder safety during incidents.
“Once again, the Schildberg Foundation has supported our local public safety agencies by providing financial support towards capital improvement projects such as this,” said Brian Hamman, Montgomery County Emergency Management Director. “By standardizing our equipment throughout the county, it ensures that when an emergency or disaster strikes these new monitors can be used efficiently amongst members and will assist when mutual aid is needed between departments.”
The overall cost of this project was nearly $7,500.00 and was paid entirely through the generous donation by the E.F. & Sylvia Schildberg Foundation. Montgomery County Emergency Management was awarded $5,000.00 in the 2021 grant cycle towards this project and the Southwest Iowa Squadron of Heroes guaranteed the remaining balance of $2,500.00 from their Fire/EMS fundraising efforts.