City Fire Department To Expand Fire Training Ground

Washington City Council will entertain a largely routine business agenda on Thursday. One of the items up for approval is purchase of equipment from a $25,000 Pennsylvania State Fire Grant. Some of the items that will be purchased is a shipping container for $8000. Also to be purchased are rescue mannequins. Fire Chief Chris Richer says the shipping container will be used to mimic a home that may be on fire. He says using those as opposed to standard burn buildings are a large savings in cost. Rescue mannequins are also going to be purchased for $5200. Richer says that the new mannequins are more lifelike in structure and weight than what the department currently uses. Sound effects can also be programmed into the mannequins.  In addition, a $2500 grant from the Washington County Community Foundation will be used to purchase a thermal imaging camera.