Don Julio, Chief of Department, Panajachel
33 Compañía , CVB, Panajachel, is a typical Guatemalan Fire Department. Located across Lake Atitlán from the village of Tzununá, it houses an elderly donated U.S. Engine company, a makeshift taker, ambulance and an old rescue boat. They host a marketplace in their parking lot to try and raise a few funds for operations. As part of our efforts at Tzununá we stopped in to talk with them and see what equipment they had and what they might need. They, like every department in Guatemala, are short of hose, nozzles and personal protective equipment… but in particular, they had no portable lighting system to allow them to operate at night.
33 Compañía CVB – Panajachel Fire Dept.
AMEDICAusa has now acquired a donated portable generator, work lights and electrical cables for Company 33 which are now awaiting shipment to Guatemala.