| 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:
Crossville Volunteer FD $6120 White County
Mattoon Fire Department $107,145 Coles County
“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 Crossville contact me, looking for funding to improve the safety and infrastructure of their communities, I do not hesitate to seek out and obtain those available funds. The same goes for fire departments in the larger cities like Mattoon in my district, especially at a time of heightened awareness for American emergency professionals.”
The FEMA and USFA dollars coming to the Mattoon Fire Department is going to help implement the Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety Programs. This will improve training and modernization in these departments. The Crossville Volunteer Fire Department received FEMA assistance to improve fire prevention efforts. The federal dollars come from the ‘Assistance to Firefighters Program.’
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