OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA – March 10, 2021 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Oceanside Police Department (OPD) to outfit their entire force of officers with lifesaving tourniquets inside of rugged carrying pouches. The OPD uniform policy was amended to include mandatory wear of the North American Rescue Gen7 C-A-T Tourniquet inside of a Blue Force Gear Tourniquet NOW! Pouch as part of its official uniform. The grant was funded in large part by a strategic partnership with Law Enforcement United, along with contributions collected by the Oceanside Police Officers’ Association through a GoFundMe campaign, and is valued at $17,588. Continue reading →

CENTRAL CITY, KENTUCKY– November 6, 2020 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced that it has awarded the 2020 Trooper Cameron Ponder Memorial Safety Grant to the Central City Police Department (CCPD) to outfit their entire force of officers with lifesaving tourniquets and protective duty gloves.  The North American Rescue Gen7 C-A-T Tourniquet will be worn inside of an Eleven 10 RIGID Tourniquet Case mounted on each officers' ballistic vest carrier.  Officers also received a pair of Hatch puncture protective neoprene duty gloves designed to protect officers' hands from needle pricks or other sharp objects.  The grant was funded by a strategic partnership with Law Enforcement United and is valued at $1,387. Continue reading →

PORTLAND, OREGON – May 21, 2020 – Spirit of Blue is happy to announce that Dale Stockton has joined Foundation's Board of Directors and will serve in the role of Chairman.  He will be focusing his first term on engaging new corporate partnerships, expanding the Foundation’s annual membership program and exploring new program opportunities to benefit the safety of officers nationwide.  Dale is a veteran of the law enforcement community, having retired at the rank of Captain with the Carlsbad (CA) Police Department. Continue reading →

FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY – February 17, 2020 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation is pleased to announce its first verified save of a law enforcement officer with equipment granted through its safety grant program.  On June 11, 2019, Kentucky State Police Trooper Brad Martin was taking part in serving a warrant in Perry County, Kentucky when he was fired upon and struck in the thigh.  Other troopers with him quickly got him to cover, applied a tourniquet and rushed him to a local medical center for treatment.  Continue reading →

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN – January 21, 2020 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation is excited to announce that it has received a financial grant from Ford Driving Skills for Life, a signature program of the Ford Motor Company Fund.  The grant will enable Spirit of Blue to continue to administer its safety equipment and training grant program to enhance the safety of police officers nationwide.  With this grant, Ford Driving Skills for Life has become a sustaining partner of Spirit of Blue and will be credited on each grant made in 2020. Continue reading →

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN – January 21, 2020 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation is excited to announce that it has received a financial grant from Ford Driving Skills for Life, a signature program of the Ford Motor Company Fund.  The grant will enable Spirit of Blue to continue to administer its safety equipment and training grant program to enhance the safety of police officers nationwide.  With this grant, Ford Driving Skills for Life has become a sustaining partner of Spirit of Blue and will be credited on each grant made in 2020. Continue reading →

EDDYVILLE, KENTUCKY – October 8, 2019 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced that it has awarded the 2019 Trooper Cameron Ponder Memorial Safety Grant to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) to outfit the Sheriff and all deputies with lifesaving tourniquets inside of rugged duty belt cases.  The LCSO uniform policy was amended to include mandatory wear of the North American Rescue Gen7 C-A-T Tourniquet inside of an Eleven 10 RIGID TQ Case with High Gloss finish as part of its official uniform. Continue reading →

OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY – October 1, 2019 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Owensboro Police Department (OPD) to outfit all of their 110 officers with tourniquets and duty belt cases. The Gen7 C-A-T Tourniquet from North American Rescue and a RIGID TQ Case with Basketweave finish from Eleven-10 has been added to their uniform policy and will be worn on their duty belts. Continue reading →

SCOOBA, MISSISSIPPI – September 4, 2019 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Scooba Police Department (SPD) to outfit all of their 14 officers with ballistic vests. The vests, supplied by Survival Armor, represent the first pieces of body armor the agency has issued in its 96 years of operation. Continue reading →

BRADENTON, FLORIDA – June 13, 2019 – The Spirit of Blue Foundation announced that it has awarded a Safety Equipment Grant to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) to outfit its entire force of 450 deputies with tourniquets and duty belt cases. The Gen7 C-A-T Tourniquets were purchased through North American Rescue along with RIGID TQ Cases from Eleven 10. Continue reading →