Medina Electric Cooperative awarded the Knippa Emergency Services with a truck from the cooperative as part of the larger Community Empowerment Program.

According to CEO Trey Grebe, “Medina EC understands how important these volunteer organizations are to our rural service area, and we are happy to be able to offer this program so that they can continue their efforts.”

Knippa Emergency Services serves approximately 1,050 people in Uvalde County. The awarded truck, a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, will be used to help expand the reach and response of the department. 

When cooperative vehicles are retired from the fleet, they are generally sold at auction. In 2015, the board of directors made the decision to donate, when possible, retired cooperative trucks to volunteer fire departments that provide service in one the 17 counties in Medina EC’s territory.

Past recipients of retired trucks offered through this program include the City of Escobares VFD, San Diego VFD, Devine VFD, Sabinal VFD, Nueces Canyon VFD, Reagan Wells VFD, Christine VFD, El Cenizo VFD, Atascosa-Bexar County Line VFD, Bigfoot VFD and Charlotte VFD.

For more information about this program visit MedinaEC.org/VehDonation.