- Dates
- 2011-08-10 – 2011-12
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Rural Health Center
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcareinfrastructureemergency-managementgovernment
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September and October 2011 Beacon issues report that the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians awarded $31,795 for a propane emergency generator at the Beaver Island Rural Health Center. The application was submitted by BIRHC President Denny Cook and Charlevoix County Commissioner Richard Gillespie for a 55-kilowatt project. The October report adds that the Health Center was expected to serve as a possible community emergency command center. The January 2012 issue reports a 60-kilowatt generator placed at BIRHC in mid-December, with the former reserve plant moved to the town Fire Hall and the final hookup still pending.
Evidence limits
The reports document the grant, the installation update, and the planned hookup, but do not establish final equipment specifications, commissioning, or later performance.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "Backing Up the BIRHC."Reports a $31,795 Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians grant announced August 10, 2011, submitted by BIRHC President Denny Cook and Commissioner Richard Gillespie for a 55-kilowatt propane generator. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the BIRHC generator-grant report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, October 2011, "Power for BIRHC."Repeats the $31,795 Grand Traverse Band award, the propane-generator application, the 55-kilowatt project, and the Health Center's proposed emergency-command-center role. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held October issue scan confirms the generator-grant report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, January 2012, "Powering Up."Reports that a new 60-kilowatt emergency generator had been placed on a pedestal at BIRHC in mid-December, with the former smaller reserve plant moved to the town Fire Hall and final hookup still pending. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held January issue scan confirms the generator-installation update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “BIRHC receives a grant for a 55-kilowatt emergency generator, 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-birhc-emergency-generator-grant-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "Backing Up the BIRHC." (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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