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Masonic lodge donates six fire-suppression devices to Cottage Grove public safety
Summary
Acacia (Masonic) Lodge No. 51 donated six portable fire-suppression devices valued at about $1,000 each to Cottage Grove public safety, bringing the department's total units to 12. The city council accepted the donation by voice vote.
The City Council of Cottage Grove accepted a donation of six portable fire-suppression devices from Acacia (Masonic) Lodge No. 51 at its Feb. 5 meeting.
The devices — described by lodge and public safety representatives as single-use suppression canisters that can be tossed into a small structure fire to reduce temperatures — are valued at about $1,000 each, Director of Public Safety Pete Kerner said. The lodge previously donated six devices last year; with this gift the department will have 12 total devices for its squads, Kerner said.
Lloyd Cheney, master of Acacia Lodge No. 51, told the council the lodge and Minnesota Masonic Charities share the cost of each unit and that the program began through the Minnesota Grand Lodge and Minnesota Masonic Charities. Cheney said the devices are safe for humans and animals and can rapidly reduce fire temperatures to below flash point long enough for first responders to arrive.
Kerner said one of the devices previously donated was used at a house fire in the region and helped limit damage and saved animals, and he thanked the lodge for supporting local public safety. "These are some neat new devices that we'll obviously get in all of our squads at some point," Mayor Bailey said during remarks thanking the lodge.
Council member Thidi moved to accept the donation; Council member Garza seconded. The council approved the motion by voice vote. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting minutes shown on the record but the mayor stated "Motion carries."
