LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
Our Latest Bent Tree Community Enhancement Effort
Want to help our First Responders more easily and efficiently perform their jobs of assisting all the residents of Bent Tree? Want to improve our ISO rating, potentially from a “2” to a “1”, to help reduce your home insurance premiums?
The Bent Tree Foundation is striving to continue the mission of Community Enhancement. The Bent Tree Public Safety Director, Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief prepared, at the Foundation’s request, a proposal listing the following items that would enhance the lifesaving capabilities of all First Responders.
Thermal Imaging Cameras (heat signature detection) to assist in locating hidden sources of heat/fire when clearing homes as well as locating persons during search and rescue situations at night: 4 cameras
Four Gas NiMH Detector to assist in measuring four toxic gases frequently encountered in gas leaks and fires: 1 detector
Fire Hooks Wide ADZ Pro-Bar (Halligan tool) to assist in forcible entry, ventilation and overhaul operations during a fire or urgent need for someone’s welfare: 4 Halligan tools
Ladders and Rack to assist in making the Brush Truck officially qualify as a utility vehicle: 3 ladders and 1 ladder rack
Think about the thousands of times over the years that Bent Tree Public Safety and the Bent Tree Fire Department have been of invaluable assistance to Bent Tree residents – from minor issues to critical life-threatening events. To accomplish the goal of purchasing the listed equipment, the cost will be approximately $7,000. Won’t you join the Foundation’s effort to show our appreciation to all of our First Responders while enhancing their ability to better assist us?
To donate via check, please make your checks payable to the Bent Tree Foundation and mark the memo line “Lifesaving Equipment”. Residents may leave their check at the Administration Building to the attention of Colin Thompson or checks may be mailed to the Bent Tree Foundation at 744 Noah Drive, Suite 113-184, Jasper, GA 30143. Donations may also be made via PayPal from our website.
Since IRS approval of the Bent Tree Foundation as a public, 501(c)(3) charity, its mission has evolved into an organization that is dedicated to the school children of Pickens County, to the caring and temporary housing of lost pets in Bent Tree and to helping improve the quality of life for local residents.
In addition to the almost $258,000 given for scholarships and teacher/school grants for the children of Pickens County, the Foundation is proud of the community enhancements that it has donated to the Bent Tree Community: the Playground Equipment, the Animal Shelter, and the Playground Gazebo.
The Bent Tree Foundation has also played a part in several enhancements in the Bent Tree Community: the Front Gate Project, the Paws ‘n’ Play Dog Park, the Memorial Garden, the Lady Niners Golf Course Landscape Project, the Equestrian Center Fencing Project, the new Bocce Court, the New Equestrian Center’s Building, the Bent Tree Administration Building Landscape Project and two new Automated External Defibrillators.
