Personal Protective Equipment Grant

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Media Contact: Release No.: 01-140MO

Marc Wolfson (202-646-3766) Release Date: August 20, 2001
Marko Bourne (301-447-1853)

FIFTEEN MISSOURI FIRE DEPARTMENTS RECEIVE FIRE GRANTS IN FIFTH ROUND
WASHINGTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today fifteen Missouri fire departments will receive grants in the fifth round of awards under the Assistance to Firefighters Program. The fire departments slated for grants are:

• BB Road Vol. Fire Dept., Alton, Mo.; $39,202 for personal protective equipment
• Brixey & Rockbridge Vol. Fire Dept., Brixey, Mo.; $21,830 for firefighting equipment
• Bunker Vol. Fire Dept., Bunker, Mo.; $18,000 for personal protective equipment
• Caledonia Vol. Fire Dept., Caledonia, Mo.; $53,537 for personal protective equipment
• Hardin Fire Protection District, Hardin, Mo.; $44,091 for personal protective equipment
• Jacksonville Vol. Fire Dept., Jacksonville, Mo.; $13,500 for personal protective equipment
• Jamestown Rural Fire Protection District, Jamestown, Mo.; $27,000 for personal protective equipment
• Osage Fire Protection District, Jefferson City, Mo.; $107,280 for personal protective equipment
• Lenox Rural Fire Dept., Lenox, Mo.; $27,000 for personal protective equipment
• Marceline Rural Fire Dept., Marceline, Mo.; $44,356 for personal protective equipment
• Stet Rural Fire Protection District, Norborne, Mo.; $23,691 for personal protective equipment
• West Peculiar Fire Protection Division, Peculiar, Mo.; $13,500 for firefighting equipment
• Rockville Community Vol. Fire Dept. , Rockville, Mo.; $54,000 for personal protective equipment
• Wappapello Vol. Fire Dept., Wappapello, Mo.; $54,540 for personal protective equipment
• Wasola Fire Dept., Wasola, Mo.; $67,320 for personal protective equipment
  

These departments are among the 320 fire departments across the United States will receive $15.3 million in grants in the fifth round of awards. More than $11.5 million of the funds in this round are to be used for personal protective equipment, $2.1 million for firefighting equipment, $826,549 for wellness and fitness programs, $742,468 for vehicles, and $108,465 for fire prevention. More grants in these categories will be announced in coming weeks.

"More than 19,700 fire departments - volunteer and career - applied for grants this year, submitting requests totaling almost $2.98 billion," said FEMA Director Joe M. Allbaugh. "The President and I hope this program helps to begin addressing the critical needs of our nation’s fire service."

The awards announced today bring the total assistance provided to date to $43.4 million of the $100 million in grants to be distributed by FEMA through Sept. 30. Authorized last year by Congress, the grants will reach rural, urban and suburban fire departments.

The grant applications are being processed by the U.S. Fire Administration and reviewed by representatives from seven fire service organizations. In each case, the federal grants will be supplemented by local funds.

A list of all grant recipients to date is posted on the USFA web site at www.usfa.fema.gov/grants. Future grant recipients will be listed as awards are made.