Comox Fire Rescue donates AED to St. Georges United Church, Soup Kitchen.

Comox fighters have donated an automatic external defibrillator (AED) to St. Georges United Church for placement in their “soup kitchen” located at 505 6th St, Courtenay.

The firefighters know the value of having this important piece of life saving equipment available. Earlier this year the Comox firefighters had donated $1,000.00 towards the renovations of the soup kitchen.

Chief Gord Schreiner states: “I am very proud of our firefighters for their donation and all of the charitable work they do all year long. Our firefighters understand that they can make a positive difference in so many different ways and when we realized that this important venue did not have an AED they took steps to solve that.”

A public access AED costs approximately $2000.00.

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can strike at any time—during work, while at church, or while visiting your local business. Fewer than 10% of SCA victims typically survive, but studies show that 30% to 50% would likely survive if CPR and AEDs were used within five minutes of collapse. Communities across the country are responding by implementing Public Access Defibrillation programs. Public Access Defibrillation programs include both access to AEDS and training.

Please contact Comox Fire Rescue at firehall@comox.ca  if you have any questions.