Thanks to a generous grant from United Way of Graham and Greenlee Counties, Duncan firefighters will receive some updated equipment.
Last week, United Way presented members of Duncan Fire with a check for $169,000 in order to update the department's SCBA systems. “Duncan Fire is in need of replacing their self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), cylinders, cascade and charging systems. Our current systems are past useful/safe lifespan and come January 2020 will no longer be approved for use,” Duncan Fire Captain Dustin Richards wrote in the grant application. The new system will also mark an improved quality of use for firefighters. The old air cylinders were used to grant firefighters 30 minutes of fresh air; the new ones will increase that operation time to 45 minutes.