Vital air supply is a lifeline for these firefighters
April 24, 2020
New air filling station to provide increased capacity for Mackinaw City Fire Department
This filling station doesn’t offer jump at the pump—it provides the breath of life.
In northern Michigan, the Mackinaw City Fire Department recently purchased a new air filling station with increased capacity to deliver air tanks to firefighters on-scene more efficiently.
“What used to take us around four hours to fill up a smaller-sized cascade system now only takes about two hours to fill the entire system. The new system is capable of filling 41 SCBA tanks, which is around twice the capacity our old system was able to handle,” explains Lieutenant John House.
Replacing the old, outdated system was a priority for the fire department, since air tanks are a lifeline for firefighters, providing clean air to breathe when they enter an active fire scene.
At Enbridge, safety is a core value—and the very foundation of our business. Our Safe Community grant program helps emergency responder organizations keep the communities near our operations safe, and our recent contribution of $36,700 to the Mackinaw City FD allowed for the outdated air filling station to be replaced.
“We’re really appreciative of Enbridge and everything they do for us. It’s important for us to have working and up-to-date equipment so we can serve our community better and we’re thankful Enbridge can help provide support for that,” says fire chief John Krueger.
