KINGSTON TWP. —The Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company will purchase an all-terrain vehicle with a $5,000 Community Connector grant received Tuesday, Feb. 21.

“We are looking to purchase a two-seater Polaris,” said Maureen Oremus, a Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company firefighter. “It will be equipped with a stokes basket on the back to transport an injured person and with EMS and firefighting equipment.”

Oremus said the all-terrain vehicle would enable the fire and rescue company to respond quicker to emergency situations in areas such as Frances Slocum State Park, the Back Mountain Trail as well as along the pipeline route or in the wooded areas of the Back Mountain.

PennEast Pipeline member companies issued two $5,000 grants on Tuesday, one to the Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company and another to the Commission on Economic Opportunity in Wilkes-Barre.

Jaclyn Nawa, a communications specialist for UGI Energy Services, said PennEast Pipeline LLC rolled out the grant program in 2014 to aid nonprofits along the pipeline route.

To-date, PennEast Pipeline LLC has awarded more than $550,000 to nonprofits, she said.

The Community Connector grants are awarded quarterly. To apply, visit penneastpipeline.com/community-investment.

Trucksville Volunteer Fire Company received a $5,000 grant through PennEast member companies Tuesday, Feb. 21. From left, first row, Riley Oremus, Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company; Tracey Barnes Hunsinger, UGI safety compliance manager; Bill Eck, Kingston Township Zoning Officer and former Trucksville Volunteer Fire Company chief; Stephen Mathers, Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company chief; Justin Sherinsky, Maureen Oremus and Doug Newbigging, all of the Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company; Jaclyn Nawa, a communications specialist at UGI Energy Services and Ed Gray, Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company.
https://www.mydallaspost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/web1_PennEast-Trucksville.jpg.optimal.jpgTrucksville Volunteer Fire Company received a $5,000 grant through PennEast member companies Tuesday, Feb. 21. From left, first row, Riley Oremus, Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company; Tracey Barnes Hunsinger, UGI safety compliance manager; Bill Eck, Kingston Township Zoning Officer and former Trucksville Volunteer Fire Company chief; Stephen Mathers, Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company chief; Justin Sherinsky, Maureen Oremus and Doug Newbigging, all of the Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company; Jaclyn Nawa, a communications specialist at UGI Energy Services and Ed Gray, Trucksville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. Eileen Godin | Dallas Post

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