The Marine Fire Service from Den Helder returned a hook lift container to FireWare today. This container was used as a storage unit for the Firefighters Without Borders Foundation. Old training materials can be returned to FireWare. If these materials are still suitable for use, they will be made available to fire services in places in the world where the facilities and provisions are significantly worse than the Netherlands. Is the training material no longer suitable for use? Then the raw materials will be sold and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Firefighters Without Borders Foundation.
The Firefighters Without Borders Foundation collects its materials in Tilburg. The arrival of this container means there is now also a collection point in the north of the country ... and this was certainly well overdue, as an increasing number of organisations are now saying a sustainable farewell to their old training materials (and other firefighting materials). For example, the North Holland North Safety Region didn’t just donate an entire pallet of crackle boxes, but also some old breathing apparatus with accessories. And now these can be stored away neatly too!
The container will be collected and taken to Tilburg as soon as it’s full, or when there is an appropriate project. The distribution to the foundation’s projects will take place from here. We are therefore helping to make sure emergency responders can become and remain qualified anywhere in the world.
It goes without saying it’s absolutely fantastic that the Marine Fire Service is willing to use a surplus container in this way. Have you been inspired by this initiative and would you like to make a contribution too? Then why not hand your old training materials back to FireWare! We will make sure they are put to good use.
