Enbridge Gas is helping Brooke Fire Rescue purchase firefighting training materials, through Safe Community Project Assist–a program with the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council that supplements existing training for Ontario volunteer and composite fire departments in the communities where Enbridge operates.

This year’s $250,000 donation from Enbridge Gas will be shared by 50 Ontario fire departments, including Brooke Fire Rescue. Funds will be used to purchase educational materials for firefighters to enhance life-saving techniques.

Here, Brooke Fire Service Chief Steve Knight and Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Dave Ferguson display the $5,000 donation and some of the training materials.

Since the launch of Safe Community Project Assist in 2012, 244 grants have been provided to Ontario fire departments for additional firefighter training.