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Merritt Fire Rescue Department (MFRD) members were shocked to discover that their Quint Fire Engine had been vandalized on the evening of Monday, May 3.
“On Monday night, between 7pm – 9pm, the ladder truck was keyed while sitting on the front tarmac of the fire station while firefighters were inside training inside the building,” said Fire Chief Dave Tomkinson.
Although the damage is cosmetic and will not affect the service the vehicle performs in the community, members of MFRD are dismayed by the wanton defacing of their equipment.
“A 3-foot-long gouge was carved into the front passenger door, through the paint, down to metal in some sections,” said Tomkinson.
The Nicola Valley Health Care Auxiliary recently donated a defibrillator to the Merritt Fire and Rescue Department.
The donated automated external defibrillator, or AED, replaces a model utlized by the department that has been discontinued by the manufacturer, according to Chief Dave Tomkinson.
He added that the generous donation will allow the department to “continue to provide an enhanced level of emergency care.”
It is anticipated that the Merritt Fire and Rescue Department will respond to 400-450 medical emergencies within the Merritt community in 2021, a number that Tomkinson said is exacerbated by both the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis.