One local fire department got a major donation that will be used to save time in potentially life-threatening situations.
Erie County Executive Brenton Davis presented a $100,000 check to Union City Fire Chief Nick Kueczynski.
Davis said this is part of an ongoing EMS crisis and many fire stations don’t have the resources or personal to do their jobs effectively and protect its citizens.
“There is a lot of fire companies, I mean one in recent months in Albion it shut down just staffing issues, funding issues, just volunteerism is going away. So, looking at this EMS crisis, we need to handle this head on,” said Brenton Davis, Erie County executive.
He hopes this prevents another fire company from closing its doors.
Union City Fire Department President Larry Obert said volunteers can no longer handle EMS situations.