Tusayan Fire District (TFD) is better equipped to help trapped victims after receiving a $25,991 grant from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS).
With the grant, the department purchased a new Holmatro battery operated spreader and battery operated cutter that is used during vehicle extrication.
The new extrication tools will allow responders to perform extrications on larger vehicles like tour buses, RVs and tractor trailers.
In addition to expanding capabilities, the grant’s goals are to reduce equipment deployment times and overall extrication times of vehicles involved in collisions. These new tools are battery operated, reducing deployment times by removing the need for hydraulic hoses and power units. This also allow responders to move more freely while rescuing trapped occupants, reducing extrication times.