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The Leah Hoover Memorial Fund is being set up through the
Morrisons Cove Memorial Park to assist the community in raising funds to
purchase a thermal imaging camera for the fire and police departments in the
surrounding communities to share. Leah Hoover, 20, of Martinsburg, PA, was raised on a Cove farm and
attended the Spring Cove School District where her mother is a faculty
member. Her parents are Don and Candy Hoover, and she has a younger brother,
Matt. Leah lost her life in a house fire on February 13, 2005 due to smoke
inhalation while celebrating her recent engagement at a small Valentine’s
Day party with several friends. She enjoyed cheerleading and babysitting, and was currently attending
South Hills School of Business and Technology while also working three
part-time jobs. She loved spending time with her friends, ice skating,
riding four-wheelers, and working with children. She had worked at all three
of the local daycares. A thermal camera is used by the fire department during a fire to find
trapped, unconscious, or injured victims and pets in a house or large
building fire. Without a thermal camera, rescue efforts can sometimes be
impossible to perform because of the heavy, thick smoke and lives may be
lost due to smoke inhalation. A thermal camera is also used to find fire in
a building. Sometimes fire can hide in areas that cannot be seen with the
human eye. With the help of a thermal camera the fire department can find
fire faster and reduce fire damage in buildings and save more property. Purchasing a thermal camera costs $12,500. The camera we wish to purchase
attaches to the helmet to offer hands-free operation so the firefighter can
put out the fire or save the victim that the camera allows him to see. If
funds received are in excess of the camera expense, we wish to use the
funds to purchase additional cameras for the surrounding communities and for
scholarships or other community needs. We need your help! Funding for expensive equipment is difficult, but
a thermal camera is an important life and property saving tool to have.
Therefore, we are asking for any donation that you may be able to give. Our
sincerest thanks for any monetary support you can provide.
e-mail Candy Hoover:
CandyHoover@hughes.net e-mail Matt Hoover: hoovema04@juniata.edu
(Please write "Leah Hoover" in the subject
field.)
Site Created and Maintained by Candy Hoover
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