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The Galion Fire Department will get some financial assistance from Washington, D.C., in the form of grants.
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown from Ohio announced the department will receive $100,000 from the Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to Firefighters Grants program.
“Firefighters and first responders keep our communities safe in times of crisis,” Brown said. “These new federal resources will help ensure that Galion’s skilled responders have the updated resources they need to safely do their jobs.”
The Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program helps firefighters and other first responders protect the public and themselves. The Galion Fire Department was awarded this funding as part of round 10 of the competitive Fiscal Year 2014 AFG program announcements.
Projects funded through the Regional Grant category benefit organizations that serve multiple local jurisdictions. Interested fire departments can contact Brown’s grant coordinator to receive information about federal grant opportunities.