WoodmenLife donation pays for firefighters’ helmets

Oct. 1--MOULTRIE, Ga. -- Members of WoodmenLife made a financial donation totaling $11,250 to Moultrie Fire Chief Jeff Thibodeau Sept. 25 to purchase new fire helmets for all City of Moultrie firefighters.

WoodmenLife is a family-oriented not-for-profit insurance company.

"Many of our helmets are over ten years old," Thibodeau said. "Without this donation, it would take us two to three years to replace our fire helmets without depleting the budget."

Thibodeau will begin the ordering process this week.

"The new helmets will be a safety upgrade compared to our current helmets, and safer for our firefighters," he said.

Front row, from left are Moultrie City Councilmembers Lisa Clarke Hill, Cecil Barber and Angela Castellow; Thibodeau; and WoodmenLife members DeAnn Blair, Julia Johnston, Lee Hill, Karen Cooper and Shari Dorminey; and City Manager Pete Dillard. Behind them are Moultrie Fire Department employees.

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