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Firefighter that started in Poland has truck dedicated to him...
Reprinted with permission from the Canyon
Courier
April 4, 2007 - By Stephen Knapp, Canyon Courier (Evergreen, Colo.)
In more than 30 years as a volunteer firefighter, Kenny Erhardt
has done a lot of good for a lot of people. And, long after he hangs
up his suspenders for the last time, Erhardt’s lifesaving legacy,
Rescue 2, will keep doing good for his department and his mountain
area neighbors. It’s got his name on it, after all.
"It’s an absolutely exceptional piece of equipment, and Kenny’s been
really involved with it," says Jeff Ashford, who took over as Evergreen
Fire Rescue’s rescue chief after Erhardt stepped down from that post
at the end of last year.
"There were two people who began the genesis of rescue in Evergreen.
Chip Fenton has a plaque in the firefighters’ lounge. The entire organization
felt that Rescue 2 should be dedicated to Kenny."
Essentially a rugged 4-wheel-drive equipment platform with room for
six trained hands, Rescue 2 allows EFR to quickly deliver its complete
arsenal of emergency gear and the personnel to use it whenever and
wherever it’s needed. It cost the department about $470,000 fully
loaded, and fully loaded it is.
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