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Not News From The Hugo Good Neighbors Hugo Fire Department Food Shelf Duty Crews At Hugo Fire Department The Hugo Good Neighbors Food Shelf opened its doors on May 1, 2009 and held its grand The use of duty crew assignments for the opening during the City's Good Neighbor 1 night shift and weekends started at the Hugo Days celebration this past summer. Located ' Fire Department(HFD) in January 2009. A at 5524 Upper 146th Street North, (behind duty crew consists of six people—five fire- Hugo City Hall in the former Youth Garage) fighters and one officer—who then respond the facility has already established itself as an to all rescue calls during their assigned important part of the community. "We have time period. Hugo Fire Chief Jim Compton an average of 85-90 families that rely on the explains, "Each duty crew works a 12-hour Food Shelf," says Executive Director Debbie shift once a week [Monday through Friday] Peterson. and a 24-hour weekend. This makes it easier for firefighters to schedule their personal time Open Monday through Friday from 4:00 because now they know when they'll be on to 7:00 p.m., the Food Shelf accepts both call." food and monetary donations. In addition, paper and household goods are also needed. The HFD has five duty crews with specific According to on-duty hours; however, Compton says, "all- "`Peterson, the facil- Suggested Items✓ calls will still take place for heart attacks, car ity provides an For Donation: accidents,water rescues or structure fires." average of 4500 pounds of food to Condiments Accolades For Hugo Fire Department Hugo residents each Boxed Dinners The Hugo Fire Department has been recog- month. Crackers Fruit Juice nized by Regions Hospital for its fast and effective response to heart attack patients. Those in need must Healthy Cereals Hugo firefighters have been working closely be residents of Personal Hygiene Products with paramedics to begin STEMI activation Hugo and provide Laundry Detergent procedure that assists in the initial care two forms of identi- for a heart attack patient. `Because fication—a driver's license and current utility our crew knows when a change in bill, for example—in order to receive food. EKG requires this procedure," says Participants are served once per month with a Compton, "they can save time by week's worth of groceries. notifying the paramedics to start the STEMI activation and they The Food Shelf Board urges residents to think can also contact the hospital about buying an extra bag of groceries when cath lab team." shopping or to make food donations a part 5 of upcoming community meetings or events. "We'll even pick up the donations,"notes Peterson. The Food Shelf relies on a volunteer staff of 25 to 30 people to keep things running smoothly. Peterson comments, "All of our volunteers are so dedicated, but we can always use more help." For more information about the Food Shelf—from volunteering and mak- ing donations to becoming a recipient of all it has to offer—call 651-528-6224.