U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Minnesota Brad Finstad today announced that USDA is investing $50,000 for health and safety infrastructure in the city of Fulda.
“All communities rely on local emergency services to be timely, efficient and safe,” Finstad said. “Rural communities have the added obstacles of smaller populations, wider service areas and varied geography, making projects like these that much more important. Under the leadership of President Trump and Agriculture Secretary Perdue, USDA is dedicated to assisting rural communities like Fulda with their long-term commitments to the health and safety of rural communities, because when rural America prospers, all of America prospers.”
The city of Fulda will use a $50,000 Community Facilities Grant to purchase a new ambulance for the city’s only volunteer ambulance service. The existing vehicle was purchased in 2009 and lacks standard safety features required for modern service. This project will help purchase a new vehicle with upgraded safety features, including seat belts for EMTs while providing patient care, air bags and a smoother ride for transporting patients – an essential feature when transporting injured patients on rough rural roads. In addition to improving the efficiency of service for the 2,534 residents of Fulda and Dundee as well as residents from the 11 surrounding townships, the new vehicle will allow Fulda to expand its volunteer ambulance services to assist Murray County Ambulance in Slayton and Sanford Ambulance in Worthington.
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