Firefighters receiving donations or equipment

Tuesday, GlobalMedic and Loblaw Companies will supply 32 local volunteer fire departments with new equipment to support community response in the upcoming wildfire season.

The presentation will take place at the Loblaw Distribution Centre in Mount Pearl.

GlobalMedic, a charity, runs capacity building programs and provides disaster relief services to large-scale catastrophes around the world. Since 2023, GlobalMedic has supported fire departments across the country with donations of fire skid units to bolster their capacity to respond to wildfires.