CASSADAGA — Maintaining equipment and keeping all equipment up to date is one of the priorities of the Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department. Recently, the fire department purchased a Stryker Performance Stretcher for the ambulance. The stretcher is an electric lifting stretcher which is battery operated. The cost of the stretcher was nearly $25,000. To help pay for the stretcher, a grant from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services through former state Sen. Cathy Young’s office amounted to $10,000. In addition to this grant, a donation from the Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary in the amount of $8,633. was recently received. This donation made it possible for the purchase of the stretcher and the balance was paid by the Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured are Christin DeGolier, Sue Zanghi, Danna DuBois, Terry Penhollow, Laura Logan, Kathy Wise, Caitlin Logan, Nicole Morano, Chris Wichlacz, Robert Frank, Kevin Peebles and David Muscato. Submitted photo

CASSADAGA — Maintaining equipment and keeping all equipment up to date is one of the priorities of the Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department. Recently, the fire department purchased a Stryker Performance Stretcher for the ambulance. The stretcher is an electric lifting stretcher which is battery operated. The cost of the stretcher was nearly $25,000. To help pay for the stretcher, a grant from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services through former state Sen. Cathy Young’s office amounted to $10,000. In addition to this grant, a donation from the Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary in the amount of $8,633. was recently received. This donation made it possible for the purchase of the stretcher and the balance was paid by the Cassadaga Volunteer Fire Department. Pictured are Christin DeGolier, Sue Zanghi, Danna DuBois, Terry Penhollow, Laura Logan, Kathy Wise, Caitlin Logan, Nicole Morano, Chris Wichlacz, Robert Frank, Kevin Peebles and David Muscato.

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