VIDEO: A local company has donated vital medical equipment to the Springfield Fire Department. Eastman Chemical Co. based in Indian Orchard has been working with the Springfield Fire Department for many years now and once they heard the department didn’t have oximeters, they volunteered their help. Oximeters are essential for monitoring vital signs in emergency situations.
“They actually measure your heartbeat and your oxygen level if you’re in an emergency case,” said Dennis Van Nevel, Site Manager at Eastman Chemical.
For Eastman, this partnership with the Springfield Fire Department is nothing new. The two have had a partnership for many years now, and Van Nevel says they’ve been thinking about how to help out the department’s emergency response ever since they found a need for oximeters at a gathering of local neighborhood and community officials.