By Wendy Post —<\/p>\n
On Jan. 27, the Berkshire Fire District received eight new MSA SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus), along with training, from Peter Clarcq of Firematic Supply Company, Inc. The SCBAs are state of the-art air pak systems.<\/p>\n
According to Jim Simmons, chairman of the Berkshire Fire District, \u201cFirematic and Peter worked extremely hard to get us the best price on the SCBA,\u201d and he added, \u201cThe cost was over $71,000 and was paid for by District reserve funds and donations.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n Simmons explained that the SCBA they had was over 20 years old and was showing extreme wear. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cOur firefighters were not allowed to use them in training with other departments,\u201d said Simmons. <\/span><\/p>\n They still need five to six more SCBA to provide for all of the district\u2019s needs and will continue to explore funding options. <\/span><\/p>\n Simmons emphasized that the purchase of these SCBA did not result in any increase in the fire taxes. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Wendy Post — On Jan. 27, the Berkshire Fire District received eight new MSA SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus), along with training, from Peter…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":108990,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n