A $20,000 Clinton County Legacy Fund grant awarded to Chester Township Fire & EMS (Emergency Medical Services) will go toward the acquisition of a transport cot for the life squad.
The cot is special in that it can be lowered and raised, making it less likely the first responders will injure their backs, said Chester Township Fiscal Officer Karla Collett.
Such a cot also reduces the risk of injury for the patient, she said.
Collett said the Chester Township Fire & EMS wants to thank the Clinton County Legacy Fund Committee for awarding the grant funds to the department.
Chester Township Fire & EMS is one of nine recipients in the first cycle of grants recently awarded by the Legacy Fund Committee. The Legacy Fund consists of money the county obtained from selling county-owned Clinton Memorial Hospital.