HART RESCUE
Mike acquired a light rescue mini pumper from the Whatcom County Fire District in Sedro Woolley, WA, in 2025. Support 77 has 300 gallons of water, 30 gallons of class A foam with a 250 g.p.m. CAFS pump. S77 can provide ladders, lights, forceable entry and power tools, wildland and structural firefighting tools, and EMS supplies to assist with mass casualty events. We also recently added a K cup coffee maker to enhance our rehab capability.
HART RESCUE replaced the "old" Support 7 (2008 GMC Acadia) with a 2015 GMC Yukon. Mike purchased the rig equipped from the Northamton Township Fire Department in Richboro, PA in March 2024. The Yukon has a substantial increase in payload and towing capacity over the Acadia. We have been very pleased with the performance of our "new" Support 7 as we continue to respond to fires, vehicle crashes, and scheduled public safety events. The search was long, but it was worth the wait. Our LORD has provided again.
Support 7 carried our tent and supplies to events from Spokane, Washington to Miami, Florida. The field team responded to structure and wildland fires, traffic accidents, medical emergencies, and weather related events to assist local emergency responders. Support 7 also transported emergency personnel and victims to permit apparatus to stay on scenes. Mike and Linda were able to hand out New Testaments and HR cards from Support 7 to officers on patrol, as Support 7 was clearly "marked". Support 7 carried multiple fire extinguishers, light rescue tools, trauma and BLS bags, emergency oxygen, traffic cones, LED flairs, tool bags, traffic vests, and wildland PPE. Support 7 was also equipped with mobile and portable radios. Since field agents were normally busy assisting emergency personnel or victims, we don't have a lot of "action shots," but the photos below show some of Support 7's travel over the 275,000+ miles. The support team provided fresh drinking water and snacks from Support 7 at fire scenes and at training events. We are hoping to replace Support 7 with a little larger SUV to accommodate a larger payload. Support 7, with its big white hearts, will be missed by many, especially by our field team.
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HART RESCUE board members have many years of experience in church safety operations and training. HART RESCUE was invited to the Faith Based Security Networks' (FBSN) annual Security Operations Summit in 2024, where Mike shared his personal experience confronting an armed situation in his church parking lot.