This is Rescue Response Gear’s 2nd post on ERSLA. A follow-up to the Water Filter project. Here ERSLA shows what they are doing and can do with firefighter volunteers and equipment donations in Nicaragua. Rescue Response Gear and it’s staff support ERSLA in this effort.
Firefighter Equipment and Training
ERSLA focuses on three basic needs for sustainable emergency response services – equipment, training and community integration. We are constantly looking for retired or donated equipment that can begin a new life in Nicaragua. By utilizing the Denton program of the U.S. Air Force Reserves, the equipment is loaded and shipped free of charge to Nicaragua using USAF C-17’s.
This, of course, does not mean the program operates for free. Costs include soliciting, organizing, crating, storage, and transporting of equipment prior to being loaded on the aircraft. Hundreds of hours of time and labor are required for meetings and paperwork to balance the political and cultural concerns of the two countries.
The cost for this type of program generally runs between $2,000 and $3,000 per shipment. Consider becoming a sponsor, or contributing time for a shipment of equipment for a place in need.
Equipment is of limited value if the firefighters are not properly trained on how to use it. ERSLA is constantly looking for volunteers through our volunteer and internship programs, who would like to offer time to visit Nicaragua and make a difference. Volunteers can work in training firefighting skills, teaching first aid or CPR, or other areas custom designed to their personal interests. These volunteer vacations can last weeks, months or even a year or more.
For more information contact us through this website.
How you can Contribute?
For more information email us at info@ersla.org
or call 478-787-4889.
To donate, go to www.ersla.org and click the “Donate Now” button to pay through paypal, or send a check to:
BFF/ERSLA
c/o Bend Fire Department
Condega Project
1212 SW SimpsonBend, OR 97702
Consider a gift donation:
Many donors have asked for gift donations in their name for the holidays; others have donated in the name of friends, co-workers,
or family members. ERSLA will make sure to send a note and photo to the gift donor as well. It is a great gift for someone who is hard to buy for.
Thank you for your support.
Rodney McDonald
Latin American Director
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