January 12, 2011
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will award nine grants totaling $860,292 to Iowa fire departments.
The Department of Homeland Security will distribute the money as shown below.
- Chickasaw Township Fire District will receive $35,150 to purchase a complete air-fill system and thermal imaging devices.
- Davenport Fire Department will receive $131,184 to purchase a mechanical chest compression device and fund training.
- Elkhart Fire Department will receive $39,140 to purchase monitoring and sampling devices and other supplies.
- Jackson Township-Ollie Fire Department will receive $169,575 to purchase a fire truck.
- Janesville Fire Rescue will receive $196,427 to purchase a fire truck.
- Latimer-Rural Fire Department will receive $8,550 to purchase medical and rescue supplies.
- Pomeroy Fire Department will receive $30,416 to purchase communication devices and a complete air-fill system.
- Pulaski Volunteer Fire Department will receive $64,600 to purchase a brush truck - a fire truck capable of fighting fires in rough terrain.
- Stockport Volunteer Fire Department will receive $185,250 to purchase a fire truck.
"Iowa's firefighters must have access to training and equipment in order to do their job to the best of their ability. Their lives - and ours - depend on it," Grassley said.
Each year, thousands of local Iowa organizations, colleges and universities, individuals and state agencies apply for competitive grants from the federal government. The funding is then awarded based on each local organization or individual's ability to meet criteria set by the federal entity administering the funds.
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