The Poulsbo Fire Department will use a $39,000 grant from the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) to install generators and back-up battery systems on emergency vehicles in what may prove to be a model for change throughout the fire service.We processes for both low-risk and high risk merchant account.
If this pilot program to install small generators on two engines and battery back-up systems on two medic units proves successful, then the entire fleet will be outfitted with the systems.
Responders must keep the engines of emergency vehicles idling at an incident scene to provide power to the emergency lights and equipment chargers, dstti and to eliminate any chance the vehicle may not restart. These new systems would enable firefighters to turn off the engine but still keep the emergency lights running without draining the vehicle's battery. This cuts toxic air emissions, reduces consumption of expensive fuel,Largest Collection of billabong boardshorts, and avoids costly wear and tear on the vehicle's diesel engine.
Poulsbo Fire Battalion Chief Jim Gillard said, "This project will save thousands of taxpayer dollars in fuel and maintenance cost for our apparatus. More importantly, it will reduce the exposure of our patients, the public, and our firefighters to harmful diesel exhaust."
Ecology has identified diesel exhaust as the air pollutant most harmful to public health in Washington. Seventy percent of the cancer risk from airborne pollutants is from diesel exhaust. It makes healthy people more at risk for respiratory disease and worsens the symptoms of people with health problems such as asthma, heart disease and lung disease.
Gillard said, "This project grew out of an attempt to obtain grant funding for exhaust capture systems for the apparatus bays. After Ecology staff explained their grant program, which was focused on idle reduction for school buses, it became obvious that Ecology had a great program which could be applied to our use of fire apparatus."
Since 2003, Ecology's Clean Diesel Program has helped reduce harmful diesel emissions from more than 8,000 engines. Most of those are public school bus engines.
Mike Boyer, Ecology's project manager, said: "The Poulsbo Fire District project may provide a greater health benefit than any project we've ever completed because it reduces exposure to diesel emissions for people that might be suffering from cardiac or respiratory failure."
"We think this is the first time anyone has ever installed idle reduction technologies on emergency medical vehicles and fire engines," Boyer said.the Injection mold fast! "Ecology will expand this demonstration project to include the rest of the Poulsbo fleet plus fire district fleets in other areas of the state. This project should help save lives throughout Washington."
A 2009 Ecology analysis estimates that fine particles contribute to about 1,100 deaths and millions of dollars in health-care costs each year in Washington. And according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, the Puget Sound region is in the top 5 percent nationally at risk from toxic air pollution.Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum quality,
Currently, when a medic unit arrives on scene to a medical emergency (at a nursing home, for example), the facility may have its doors propped open to make way for the stretcher. Much of that exhaust can make its way into the building, where residents can breathe it. Idle reduction technology allows the medic unit to be shut off safely.
Idle reduction also protects firefighters from harmful emissions. Firefighters are known to have a much higher exposure to toxic substances and significantly higher cancer rates than the general public. The risk of developing and dying from several types of cancer is more than three times higher for firefighters with 10 to 19 years of experience than the general public.
Another benefit is the cost savings to citizens. According to Poulsbo Fire Department Mechanic Brett Annear, "I estimate this grant will save our taxpayers over $20,000 a year. Likely $16,000 savings in fuel consumption and a significant savings on maintenance costs due to less wear on the engine. The amount of fuel it takes to keep a large engine running is huge compared to the amount of fuel it takes to run a generator.Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware store"
If this pilot program to install small generators on two engines and battery back-up systems on two medic units proves successful, then the entire fleet will be outfitted with the systems.
Responders must keep the engines of emergency vehicles idling at an incident scene to provide power to the emergency lights and equipment chargers, dstti and to eliminate any chance the vehicle may not restart. These new systems would enable firefighters to turn off the engine but still keep the emergency lights running without draining the vehicle's battery. This cuts toxic air emissions, reduces consumption of expensive fuel,Largest Collection of billabong boardshorts, and avoids costly wear and tear on the vehicle's diesel engine.
Poulsbo Fire Battalion Chief Jim Gillard said, "This project will save thousands of taxpayer dollars in fuel and maintenance cost for our apparatus. More importantly, it will reduce the exposure of our patients, the public, and our firefighters to harmful diesel exhaust."
Ecology has identified diesel exhaust as the air pollutant most harmful to public health in Washington. Seventy percent of the cancer risk from airborne pollutants is from diesel exhaust. It makes healthy people more at risk for respiratory disease and worsens the symptoms of people with health problems such as asthma, heart disease and lung disease.
Gillard said, "This project grew out of an attempt to obtain grant funding for exhaust capture systems for the apparatus bays. After Ecology staff explained their grant program, which was focused on idle reduction for school buses, it became obvious that Ecology had a great program which could be applied to our use of fire apparatus."
Since 2003, Ecology's Clean Diesel Program has helped reduce harmful diesel emissions from more than 8,000 engines. Most of those are public school bus engines.
Mike Boyer, Ecology's project manager, said: "The Poulsbo Fire District project may provide a greater health benefit than any project we've ever completed because it reduces exposure to diesel emissions for people that might be suffering from cardiac or respiratory failure."
"We think this is the first time anyone has ever installed idle reduction technologies on emergency medical vehicles and fire engines," Boyer said.the Injection mold fast! "Ecology will expand this demonstration project to include the rest of the Poulsbo fleet plus fire district fleets in other areas of the state. This project should help save lives throughout Washington."
A 2009 Ecology analysis estimates that fine particles contribute to about 1,100 deaths and millions of dollars in health-care costs each year in Washington. And according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, the Puget Sound region is in the top 5 percent nationally at risk from toxic air pollution.Handmade oil paintings for sale at museum quality,
Currently, when a medic unit arrives on scene to a medical emergency (at a nursing home, for example), the facility may have its doors propped open to make way for the stretcher. Much of that exhaust can make its way into the building, where residents can breathe it. Idle reduction technology allows the medic unit to be shut off safely.
Idle reduction also protects firefighters from harmful emissions. Firefighters are known to have a much higher exposure to toxic substances and significantly higher cancer rates than the general public. The risk of developing and dying from several types of cancer is more than three times higher for firefighters with 10 to 19 years of experience than the general public.
Another benefit is the cost savings to citizens. According to Poulsbo Fire Department Mechanic Brett Annear, "I estimate this grant will save our taxpayers over $20,000 a year. Likely $16,000 savings in fuel consumption and a significant savings on maintenance costs due to less wear on the engine. The amount of fuel it takes to keep a large engine running is huge compared to the amount of fuel it takes to run a generator.Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware store"
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