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Evansville Fire Department to unveil new equipment

By Marcos Carranza,

2024-05-23

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- The Evansville Fire Department will unveil some new equipment today, made possible by a major contribution from LyondellBasell.

The funds were used to purchase respirators for every fire fighter on the Evansville Fire Department. Evansville will be only the second city in the nation to have these respirators. Officials will give a demonstration on the new respirators during a press conference at around 2:00 p.m. along with a question-and-answer session. Speakers at the press conference will include Fire Chief Tony Knight, Mayor Stephanie Terry and representatives from LyondellBasell

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