DAYTON, Ohio–The Firefighters & Company Federal Credit Union has donated carbon monoxide detectors to fire departments for the fifth year in a row. Included among the departments receiving the CO detectors are those in communities hit hardest by the Memorial Day tornadoes last year.
The credit union serves all of Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties in Ohio. Departments, including Dayton, Trotwood, Brookville, Harrison Township, Riverside, Vandalia, Butler Township, and West Carrollton received. Additional departments in Greene and Miami county are being contacted as well for the donation.
A total of 541 detectors has gone to local departments, with more than 2,100 detectors donated over the last five years as part of the credit union's initiative to give back to the community through funds from their holiday skip-a-payment program. For each fee received from their members to elect to skip their loan payments during the holidays, the credit union donates a CO detector to the local fire departments to give out to their residents in need, the credit union said.
The donations over the years totals almost $30,000.
"We have been really happy to see this program grow and to be able to serve more and more of the fire departments and the residents in need. With this past year’s tornado, we wanted to make sure to include the departments most affected in the three counties we serve,” said Marketing Manager Shannon O'Neill.