LA County Fire Department Sends Surplus Equipment to Ukraine

Above: Hahn puts handwritten note in donated boot headed to Ukraine

(photo credit: Bryan Chan)

Los Angeles, CA— LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn joined Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby to announce the department would send surplus equipment to Ukraine to aid first responders saving lives amid the Russian invasion.

“We have all been inspired by the bravery and fortitude of the Ukrainian people as they have resisted the Russian invasion of their homeland,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn, who is the designated Supervisor overseeing the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “They have been under attack for three long weeks and Ukrainian first responders have gone from fighting house fires to rescuing people from rubble from bombed out buildings. Amid the onslaught, they are running out of supplies.”

The supplies, which include boots, turnouts, helmets, bulletproof body armor, medicine, medical equipment, and personal protective equipment, will be transported by private entity to Poland and from there the logistics will be handled to get supplies to firefighters in Ukraine.

“The Los Angeles County Fire Department is stepping up to do what we can to help,” continued Hahn. “It is our hope that this equipment will help Ukrainian first responders continue to save lives and help them in some small way to resist the Russian invasion.”

Hahn joins LA County Fire Chief Daryl Osby at Fire Station 171 (photo credit: Bryan Chan)