| Washington DC…The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) are awarding fire departments nationwide, millions of dollars in grants this month to focus on interdepartmental fire operations and fire safety. U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson (IL-15) is proud to report that these 15th District fire departments have earned federal matching dollar awards:
Kenny FPD $89,775 DeWitt County
Seymour Fire Corporation $72,000 Champaign County
New Haven Fire Dept. $45,428 Gallatin County
“Rural fire departments throughout my district provide excellent service to their communities and I am happy to have assisted in their earning FEMA grants,” said Johnson. “When fire departments in rural communities like Kenny, Seymour and New Haven contact me, looking for funding to improve the safety and infrastructure of their communities, I do not hesitate to seek out available funds and send them to the deserving fire departments, especially at a time of heightened awareness for American emergency professionals.”
The FEMA and USFA dollars coming to the New Haven Fire Department is going to help implement the Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety Programs. This will improve training and modernization in these departments. Kenny Fire Protection District and Seymour Fire Corporation have both received FEMA assistance to purchase new fire trucks. The federal dollars come from the ‘Assistance to Firefighters Program.’
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