Three MD Fire Departments Get $566K in Federal Funds for PPE
The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities and ensure better protection for the public and the firefighters.
Equipment Grants
The Latest
See Who Received 2024 Firefighting Support Grants from Tennessee American Water
The grants provide supplemental funding to emergency responders for items such as critical equipment, training and community education.
Amherst (MA) FD Awarded Nearly $300K Grant to Replace Turnout Gear
Having alternative “non-structural gear” is new to the industry and Amherst is an early adopter, having just purchased its first few sets.
South Pittsburg Mountain (TN) VFD Gets $71K from Gary Sinise Foundation
The South Pittsburg Mountain Volunteer Fire Department will use the grant for turnout gear for all of the department's firefighters.
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Fire Station Highlights
Hudson Valley (NY) FDs to Receive Federal Funds for Station Renovations, Rigs, Equipment
Among the funding projects were $500,000 each for the firehouses at the Tivoli Fire Department and the Rifton Fire Department.
SD Fire Marshal Granting $5M to Local Volunteer Fire Departments for PPE
More than 250 volunteer fire departments were approved for funding from the new grant program.
More Equipment Grants
East Hartford (CT) FD Receives $625K in Federal Funds for New Equipment
The funding will pay for new equipment and certification training for all firefighters and apparatus operators.
Dearborn (MI) FD Will Use $878K FEMA Grant on Portable Radios and More
The grant will be used to replace portable radios that firefighters use to communicate with each other and to buy new turnout gear extractors.
Green Bay Metro (WI) FD Receives $755K AFG Grant
This federal grant will be used to fund ongoing paramedic training for Green Bay Metro firefighters.
MA Fire Departments Will Receive $15M in Federal Assistance
Lawmakers fired off a volley of letters to municipal leaders and firefighters, urging them to take advantage of the federal program.
Bill Pascrell Jr., NJ Congressman and Fire Service Advocate, Dies at 87
Pascrell spearheaded the Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement Act, which delivers grant dollars directly to fire departments across the country.
St. Joseph (MO) FD Receives Equipment Upgrade
With the help of state funding and grants, new equipment continues to roll into St. Joseph Fire to keep crews and the public safe.
Application Period Open in IL for $4M Small Equipment Grant Program for FDs and Ambulance Services
All interested fire departments should send an application to OSFM electronically or postmarked no later than Oct. 1, 2024.
Templeton (CA) FD Gets $1M to Replace Aging Fire Truck. ‘A Long Time Coming’
This follows another million-dollar grant earlier this month towards Cambria's efforts to replace its old ambulance station.