South Haven Area Emergency Services gets specialized drone for water rescues
South Haven Area Emergency Services
and last updated 2021-05-03 11:49:18-04
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. â South Haven Area Emergency Services will be able to better conduct water rescues thanks to a new specialized drone.
The purchase of the drone was made possible through a $7,500 grant from the Albermarle Foundation, which has a plant in South Haven, according to a news release Monday.
The drone is equipped with a payload delivery system capable of dropping CO2-charged, water activated flotation devices to swimmers struggling in the water.
South Haven Area Emergency Services
South Haven Area Emergency Services is following a decades-old tradition by placing the image of Yosemite Sam on its new heavy duty rescue truck. SHAES says the department settled on the Looney Tunes character as its mascot when it was first formed, and obtained permission from Warner Brothers to display him for non-commercial purposes. Since then, Yosemite Sam has been depicted on SHAES vehicles engaged in different activities that represent what the vehicle is used for. For example, tanker trucks show him carrying buckets of water. The new rescue truck shows Sam holding the Jaws-of-Life extrication tool. SHAES Chief Brandon Hinz says the decal is “a great tradition that brings smiles to not only the public, but our responders as they go about the serious business of protecting the community.”
South Haven Area Emergency Services truck features Yosemite Sam depictions
South Haven Area Emergency Services
and last updated 2021-04-26 09:31:05-04
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. â An attention-getting depiction of a cartoon character now appears on South Haven Area Emergency Servicesâ new heavy duty rescue truck.
Yosemite Sam from the 1940s Looney Tunes cartoons can be seen on the truck, continuing a tradition that started with the founding of the department a quarter of a century ago, according to a news release Monday.
The tradition began when the SHAES Authority was created from what had been the South Haven and Casco fire departments.
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February 28, 2021
South Haven Area Emergency Services is launching a cadet program to introduce participants to the firefighting and emergency medical service professions. Director Brandon Hinz tells WSJM News they’re excited to be able to offer the learning opportunity to people in the area. Anyone 16 years of age and up will be welcomed.
“They can come along, learn how we operate, learn our equipment, learn our area,” Hinz said. “One of the best things about it is once you get on the department and get trained, South Haven Area Emergency Services will pay for any education to further that person. So you can pretty much work yourself into a full time job.”