Sub shop serves up new gloves, hoods for Sault firefighters

Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services was able to buy special gloves and particulate blocking hoods with a grant received from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada.

“We are grateful to the foundation and our local Firehouse Subs in Sault Ste. Marie for awarding us this grant,” said Chief Peter Johnson in a news release. “The new firefighting gloves and particulate blocking hoods will fulfill a critical need within our department and allow our first responders to better help the people of Sault Ste. Marie during emergency situations.”   

The $28,476 received in Sault Ste. Marie is part of money the foundation has provided to public safety organizations across Canada. 

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada has awarded 351 grants to public safety organizations since 2015. This grant is one of 19 awarded to public safety organizations during the most recent grant cycle.

The grants will provide critical lifesaving equipment valued at more than $530,000 throughout the country, the news release says.

To donate and learn more, visit any Firehouse Subs restaurant or donate online at CanadaHelps.org.

ABOUT FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION OF CANADA

In 2005, the Firehouse Subs Founders established the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation in the U.S. with the mission of providing funding, lifesaving equipment and educational opportunities for first responders and public safety organizations. Ten years later, with the opening of the first Canadian Firehouse Subs restaurant in 2015, the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation of Canada was born. Today, the Canadian Foundation continues the mission of impacting the lifesaving capabilities of local heroes and their communities and has awarded more than $3.7 million throughout Canada.