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San Antonio Firefighters Seek Funds to Repair Vehicles and Rescue Equipment

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • San Antonio’s 13th Fire Company will hold a hamburger fundraiser next weekend to help maintain its emergency vehicles and equipment.
  • Firefighters aim to raise at least 10 million guaraníes to repair a hydraulic tool used to free people trapped in crashed vehicles.
  • The company said ongoing costs, including fuel, tires, repairs and volunteers’ meals, require it to seek multiple sources of funding.

The 13th Fire Company in San Antonio is turning to hamburgers to keep its rescue operation running. Volunteers will hold a fundraiser next weekend in the city’s central plaza, selling meals for 10,000 guaraníes each.

The money will help cover maintenance for the company’s emergency vehicles, particularly tires worn down by constant deployments. Firefighters will also take orders through social media and accept bank transfers.

It is a highly specialized tool, it is not something we can just take to any workshop.

· Edgar ÁvalosThe volunteer explained why repairing the hydraulic rescue equipment is costly.

One of the main targets is a hydraulic tool used at traffic crashes. The equipment allows rescuers to open damaged vehicles and free trapped occupants. Volunteer Edgar Ávalos said the tool requires specialized servicing and cannot simply be taken to any workshop.

Each vehicle and each tool has its own cost.

· Edgar ÁvalosHe described the company’s broader maintenance needs.

Ávalos estimated that restoring the hydraulic equipment would cost about 10 million guaraníes. The company also faces maintenance needs for several vehicles, as well as recurring expenses such as fuel and food for volunteers during service shifts.

The firefighters have not set a maximum fundraising goal. Ávalos said money raised beyond the cost of one repair would go toward other vehicles or tools that need maintenance. The volunteers also raise funds by training businesses, but he said expenses remain constant: “There is always an expense.”

There is always an expense.

· Edgar ÁvalosÁvalos summarized the recurring costs of keeping the fire company operational.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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