Bullard Awards Earlsboro Volunteer Fire Department with Eclipse® LD Thermal Imager
APRIL 10, 2014 – CYNTHIANA, KY – Bullard awarded Earlsboro Volunteer Fire Department in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, with an Eclipse LD Thermal Imager today at the FDIC Show in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Earlsboro department participated in Bullard's FDIC Eclipse LD Giveaway, which provided fire departments in the U.S. and Canada with an opportunity to submit stories that explained how a thermal imager would benefit them. Earlsboro is one of three fire departments Bullard selected to receive an Eclipse LD.
Earlsboro is a volunteer department with 22 volunteer firefighters. The department, which currently owns one thermal imager and now owns a new state-of-the-art Eclipse LD imager, operates two engine companies leaving one engine without a thermal imager. Firefighter Michael DeRemer accepted the Eclipse LD Thermal Imager at Bullard's FDIC Booth.
Fire departments had to meet the following criteria to be considered for the giveaway: department has under 50 firefighters; department is all volunteer or combination; department currently owns one or fewer thermal imagers; and the department has not purchased or received a thermal imager in the last five years.
“We are committed to providing firefighters with the safety tools they need to protect themselves and the citizens of their communities,” said Eric Pasch, President and CEO of Bullard. “Often, volunteer fire departments go without safety equipment or are using very old equipment because of budget constraints. Our goal with this giveaway was to reach out to volunteer fire departments and get thermal imagers in their hands.”
Founded in 1898, Bullard is a leading manufacturer of personal protective equipment and systems worldwide. Product lines include thermal imagers, firefighter and rescue helmets, respiratory protection devices, and hard hats. Bullard is headquartered in Cynthiana, Kentucky. For more information on Bullard products, contact us or call Bullard Customer Service at 877-BULLARD or visit www.bullard.com.