- Funding will support 34 nonprofit and government agencies
across the company's Indiana
service territory
PLAINFIELD, Ind., Feb. 15,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- First responders across
Indiana, including local police,
fire and emergency management agencies (EMAs), will benefit from
more than $200,000 in grants from the
Duke Energy Foundation. The funding will help public safety
agencies increase their response capabilities during severe weather
and other emergencies through advanced preparation, planning,
equipment and training.
"When severe weather strikes, we rely on strong partnerships
with local emergency management and law enforcement agencies to
effectively respond and restore power in affected communities,"
said Stan Pinegar, president of Duke
Energy Indiana. "These grants will help give first responders the
tools and training they need to respond to any emergency."
During major emergencies and natural disasters, local emergency
management agencies play a critical role in providing information,
resources and support that Duke Energy relies on to speed power
restoration for its customers.
"Successful preparedness, response and recovery requires a
community approach," said Sean
Stoops, chief of the Avon
Police Department. "We envisioned equipping all of our patrol
vehicles with automated external defibrillators (AEDs). With the
support of Duke Energy and other community partners, we were able
to bring that goal to fruition, purchasing 35 AEDs that our
officers can use to deliver life-saving measures to a person in
cardiac arrest."
Grants were awarded to the following organizations:
- Bartholomew County EMA
$8,000 to purchase new water rescue equipment,
including a new motor for an airboat
- Bartholomew County
Sheriff's Office
$5,000 to
support public safety measures and preparations ahead of the total
solar eclipse on April 8,
2024
- Brown County EMA
$5,500 to help equip a Brown County EMA emergency
operations center with computers, monitors, software and other
electrical components
- Cass County EMA
$4,000 to sponsor a hazardous materials
technician certification course
- City of Brazil Fire
Department
$7,500 to
support the department's efforts to promote its "Free Smoke
Detector Program"
- City of Clinton Fire
Department
$7,000 to
support the department's water rescue unit with the purchase of a
sonar unit, anchors, throw bags and medical items
- City of Delphi Police
Department
$6,500 to
support the purchase of a vehicle that can access trails and other
confined areas in emergencies
- City of Greencastle Fire
Department
$7,500 to
support emergency preparedness and training
- Clark County EMA
$2,750 to purchase a rescue boat that can be used
during water rescue emergencies
- Crawford County EMA
$2,750 to provide weather radios to local
residents
- Fayette County EMA
$10,000 to purchase portable, two-way radios and
firefighter breathing apparatus
- Floyd County EMA
$2,750 to provide weather radios to local
residents
- Fountain County EMA
$2,205 to purchase safety cones that can be used
to block restricted areas
- Franklin County EMA
$10,000 to fund new equipment and training,
including an unmanned aerial vehicle with thermal and infrared
technology, water rescue equipment, and mass sheltering items such
as cots and personal care kits
- Fulton County EMA
$5,000 to conduct a hazardous materials tabletop
exercise
- Gibson County EMA
$11,000 to provide education and training for
first responders
- Hamilton County EMA
$10,000 to enhance community outreach and
preparedness education
- Harrison County EMA
$2,750 to purchase an unmanned aerial vehicle
that can be deployed in planning and response operations
- Huntington County EMA
$5,000 to purchase various supplies and
equipment, including uniforms
- Jefferson County EMA
$2,799 to purchase an unmanned aerial
vehicle
- Jennings County EMA
$5,000 to equip the department's disaster
response vehicle with a thermal imaging camera and provide weather
alert radios to local residents
- Knox County EMA
$11,000 to purchase cots and amenities for
displaced residents during emergencies
- Lawrence County EMA
$5,500 to purchase a generator that can provide
back-up power to a Lawrence County EMA facility in an
emergency
- Monroe County EMA
$5,500 to provide weather radios to local
residents
- Montgomery County Emergency
Response Team
$6,785 to
support the purchase of a small, enclosed trailer equipped with
thermal blankets, cooling towels, an electric kettle, instant hot
packs, an electric heater and other supplies that support
firefighter rehabilitation
- Orange County EMA
$5,500 to provide weather radios to local
residents
- Scott County EMA
$2,750 to purchase an unmanned aerial
vehicle
- Switzerland County EMA
$9,000 to purchase firefighter equipment
- Tippecanoe County Surveyor's Office
$6,510 to purchase rescue helmets
- Town of Avon Police
Department
$22,000 to equip
patrol vehicles with AEDs
- Town of Cambridge City Fire
Department
$3,500 to
purchase new firefighter boots
- Town of Converse Volunteer Fire
Company
$10,000 to purchase
a thermal imaging camera
- Town of Dunreith Fire Department
$4,000 to purchase new firefighter boots
- Washington County EMA
$2,750 to provide weather radios to local
residents
Duke Energy Foundation
The Duke Energy Foundation provides philanthropic support to
meet the needs of communities where Duke Energy customers live and
work. The Foundation contributes more than $2 million annually in charitable gifts to
Indiana and is funded by Duke
Energy shareholder dollars. More information about the Foundation
and its Powerful Communities program can be found at
duke-energy.com/Foundation.
Duke Energy Indiana
Duke Energy Indiana, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK),
provides about 6,300 megawatts of owned electric capacity to
approximately 890,000 customers in a 23,000-square-mile service
area, making it Indiana's largest
electric supplier.
Contact: McKenzie Barbknecht
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