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Rockingham County emergency services receives $25,000 Duke Energy HERO grant
Summary
Duke Energy awarded Rockingham County a $25,000 HERO grant to buy gear bags for the county's state-deployable swift-water rescue team and to renovate the county's emergency command trailer, county and Duke Energy representatives said at the Aug. 4 commissioners meeting.
Rockingham County officials said Aug. 4 that the county will receive a $25,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to bolster emergency-response gear and renovate the county's command trailer. The award was presented during the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners meeting in Eden, North Carolina.
The grant was announced by Hank Henning of Duke Energy, who said the donation will help the county's Emergency Services prepare for severe-weather response and reduce delays caused by missing or inadequate equipment. Henning said the county was one of 20 government agencies and nonprofits to receive the HERO (Helping Emergency Responders) grant and described the contribution as a way to ensure crews have the right tools during storm response.
County representatives said part of the $25,000 will pay for standardized gear bags for the county's state-deployable swift-water rescue team so team members can "grab it and go" when deployed. Another portion will be allotted to renovate the county's command trailer, used for law enforcement incidents, searches and weather events. County officials and Duke Energy representatives said the county previously received a $50,000 Duke Energy grant that was used to upgrade the county's emergency operations center.
Commissioners and Duke Energy representatives characterized the grant as a partnership to help county responders deploy more quickly and safely during emergencies. Hank Henning thanked Rodney Cates and the Emergency Services staff for their ongoing collaboration.
The county did not provide a detailed line-item budget for the $25,000 at the meeting; commissioners said staff will handle procurement and deployment of the equipment and renovations under existing departmental processes.
Duke Energy has previously funded similar grants to local governments; county officials said the earlier $50,000 grant funded Emergency Operations Center improvements. No additional conditions or contract terms were announced during the presentation.
