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The non-profit HeroFund USA presented them with a $2,200 grant to purchase safety helmets, gloves, and knee pads. The city will match the money, ensuring all firefighters have the tools they need on the job.
Read more here: https://www.wibw.com/content/news/JCFD-recieves-grant-to-help-with-safety-equipment--501597171.html
HeroFundUSA, Inc. – THE FIRST-RESPONDER’S FIRST RESPONDER!
JCFD Receives Grant


A charity in Blue Springs, HeroFundUSA, focused on first responders helped buy the Lee's Summit Police Department's first drone.
The $5,000 drone will help document crime scenes, map crashes sites, and conduct search-and-rescues.
"Last night, we got a call from one of the sergeants that they wanted to try and located a man who was suicidal under one of the shelters at one of the parks," LSPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Chris Depue said. "It's a large wooded area, a large area to search. The drone can help us shrink that size down and search that area quickly, and it's safer than doing it on foot with human beings."
Lee's Summit police now join a growing trend.
Law enforcement agencies make up two-thirds of the more 900 first-responder agencies in the United States that currently using a drone, according to a study released in May from Bard College in New York.
Lees Summit Drone
HeroFundUSA, Inc. was founded by a small group of concerned citizens in Missouri and Kansas on the belief that first responders are often unsung heroes to our many fellow citizens throughout our states.
HeroFundUSA, Inc. is fully self-sustaining in our fundraising efforts with 100% of our public support and fundraising event income being used in support of the mission services. Our administrative costs are funded via a separate annual membership campaign.
HeroFundUSA, Inc. – THE FIRST-RESPONDER’S FIRST RESPONDER!
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After attending regional meetings with other agencies, Lee’s Summit decided on the drone that would best serve their department. In September, the department obtained partial funding for the purchase from a local nonprofit, HeroFundUSA.
Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/community/lsjournal/article224916075.html
HeroFundUSA, Inc. – THE FIRST-RESPONDER’S FIRST RESPONDER!