Fire company and medical services grants awarded

Rep. Joe Adams (R, Pike/Wayne) announced that grants totaling more than $330,000 will be awarded to 27 fire company and EMS departments in the 139th District. The grants are made possible through the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program (FCEMSGP).

“These grants are well-deserved and will help our brave first responders with their critically important and dangerous jobs,” Adams said. “I congratulate each of them on receiving these funds, as every dollar helps our first responders continue to do the important work of helping all of us in our time of need.”

Departments in Pike County receiving grants include:

Blooming Grove Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 1 - $11,861.25

Central Volunteer Fire Department - $14,808.81

Dingman Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc. (EMS) - $10,000

Dingman Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc. (Fire) - $14,563.18

Forest Volunteer Fire Department - $15,000

Greeley Volunteer Fire Department Inc. - $12,106.88

Hemlock Farms Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company (EMS) - $10,000

Hemlock Farms Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company (Fire) - $12,352.51

Lackawaxen Township Volunteer Ambulance Service (EMS) - $10,000

Lackawaxen Township Volunteer Fire Department (Fire) - $12,106.88

Matamoras Fire Department Inc. - $12,352.51

Milford Volunteer Fire Company (Fire) - $14,914

Milford Volunteer Fire Company (EMS) - $9,755

Promised Land Volunteer Fire & Ambulance (EMS) - $8,403

Promised Land Volunteer Fire & Ambulance (Fire) - $12,352.51

Shohola Township Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc. - $12,843.77

Tafton Fire Company Inc. - $12,352.51

Westfall Township Volunteer Fire Department (EMS) - $10,000

Westfall Township Volunteer Fire Department (Fire) - $15,000

In order to receive the funds, all recipients must file grant agreements with the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC).

FCEMSGP is administered by OSFC and makes an annual grant program available for volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical services and rescue squads. Eligible projects include facility upgrades, equipment, debt reduction, training and certification, education and public outreach, and recruitment and retention efforts. Additionally, fire companies were permitted to apply for construction savings accounts for the purposes of new facility construction.

A complete list of grant awardees, as well as additional program eligibility requirements and important dates and information associated with future FCEMSGP funding rounds may be found online at www.osfc.pa.gov.

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