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The Leah Hoover Memorial Fund is a non-profit organization
which assists the community by raising funds to purchase
safety-related equipment. The fund has purchased equipment such as
two thermal imaging cameras for the fire and police departments in the
surrounding communities to share and paid for the training with the
equipment. A night vision unit was also donated by the fund to
assist the police department. In addition to these, our
organization has also purchased
310 smoke detectors that were distributed among the Martinsburg, Roaring
Spring, East Freedom, Williamsburg, and Northern Bedford areas and
donated 24 smoke detectors to “Christmas Carol” for the “Twelve
Days of Christmas” program. We donated
funds to the Morrisons Cove Memorial Park to complete the handicap
accessible parking area and sidewalk. The fund also
purchased two
sets of turn-out gear for the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire
Department. The Leah Hoover Memorial Fund awards two scholarships annually at
Central High School in Martinsburg. 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 imaging camera costs $12,500. The cameras
we purchase attach to helmets to offer hands-free operation so the firefighters can
put out the fire or save the victims that the cameras allow them to see. Funds received in excess of the camera expenses
are used to purchase additional safety-related equipment or assist with other community needs.
Follow this link to learn about the
thermal imaging
cameras we purchased. The AN/PVS-14 night vision monocular system we
acquired has become the standard night vision device for US forces. It
can be utilized by officers or agents for situational awareness,
detection of threats and targets or long range surveillance in ground
and tactical operations.
Security
personnel can use the AN/PVS-14 for general situational awareness,
detection of approaching threats and targets or long range surveillance.
Follow this link to learn about the
$4,000
AN/PVS-14 Variable Gain
Monocular night vision system we acquired. We need your help! Funding for expensive equipment is difficult, but
thermal cameras are important life and property saving tools 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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