People across the U.S. are finding ways to help people in Ukraine, and that includes fire departments. A truckload of donations left the Village of Salem Lakes Fire Department Monday, March 28 after a drive to collect more than 80 fire coats and dozens of helmets and tools to support first responders in Ukraine.
There's nothing like a little spring cleaning, but at the Village of Salem Lakes Fire Department, this closet clean-out has been one of honor. "We emptied out closets since 9/11, and we’re doing it again," said
Local firefighters' trash will be a Ukrainian firefighter's treasure. "Their stations are being blown up," said Artur Stypula. "Most of them, like most of us, are volunteers."
Stypula is from Poland. He serves on the Salem Lakes Fire Department and spearheaded this PPE donation effort to help firefighters in Ukraine.