Fuller Hose Company president Chris Skrekla is forever grateful to the Gary Sinise Foundation for the donations and impact he has had on the company.

He remembered Sinise calling them and asking what he can supply to both them and Brookside Fire Department, another department Shawn Giles was a member of.

Skrekla said they wanted the equipment to be meaningful and since Giles was killed in a vehicle accident, they decided on the Holmatro Rescue Tools system.

He said he cannot thank Sinise enough, not only for the donation but for being there to listen to Giles' story.