EAST DIXFIELD — The East Dixfield Fire Department was awarded two new sets of Globe firefighter gear Wednesday evening at an award ceremony at the Temple Town Hall.

According to a news release by the National Volunteer Fire Council, the East Dixfield Fire Department was one of four recipients of the new gear, joining the Clear Cree Volunteer Fire Department in Boise, Idaho, the Jackson Township Fire Department in Helmsburg, Ind., and Woodbury Heights Fire Department in New Jersey.

“These departments demonstrated a great need for gear, and we are very happy to partner with Globe and DuPont to make these awards possible,” council Executive Director Heather Schafer said in the release. “This program is making a great deal of difference to deserving fire departments across the country.”

Amanda Marchetti, a volunteer firefighter with the East Dixfield Fire Department, said, “Our department will benefit from receiving the sets of gear because it will help to keep our firefighters’ lives safe and will open up the opportunity to take other measures of safety such as increasing training.”

The Globe Gear Giveaway contest, hosted by Globe, DuPont and the National Volunteer Fire Council, attempts to help volunteer fire departments in communities with a population less than  25,000 that demonstrate a dire need for new gear.

mdaigle@sunjournal.com