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FY2004 AFGP: DHS Announces Assistance To Firefighters Grants Awarding $734,849 To America's Fire Depts

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(Washington, DC) October 7, 2005 – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security today announced supplemental funds of the Fiscal Year 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awarding seven (7) grants to fire departments throughout the United States. This program demonstrates Homeland Security's commitment to ensuring that America's firefighters have the resources they need to protect their communities.

"We recognize the importance of the Fire Act Grants to our nation's fire departments and we will continue to work closely with the fire service community to meet their needs," said Matt A. Mayer, Acting Executive Director of the Office for State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness (SLGCP).

This supplemental round of grants funding provides $ 734,849.00 to help local fire departments and emergency medical services programs to purchase or receive training, first responder health and safety programs, equipment and response vehicles.

"As we continue to support firefighters across the nation through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, we commend those on the frontlines responding to Hurricane Katrina. With these funds, we ensure our nation's firefighters have the basic capabilities to save lives and protect communities across America," said Charlie Dickinson, Deputy Administrator of the Department of Homeland Security's United States Fire Administration.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program is administered by the Department's Office for State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness (SLGCP) in cooperation with the United States Fire Administration. The following is a list of recipients:

  • LaGrange Volunteer Fire Department, AL -- $71,813.00, Operations and Firefighter Safety
  • Wilsonville Volunteer Fire Department, IL -- $39,511.00, Operations and Firefighter Safety
  • Elkhart Fire Department, KS -- $169,254.00, Operations and Firefighter Safety
  • Washington Parish Fire Protection District #1, LA -- $95,400.00, Operations and Firefighter Safety
  • Washington Parish Fire Protection District #9, LA -- $93,201.00, Operations and Firefighter Safety
  • South Bossier Fire District Two, LA -- $29,535.00, Operations and Firefighter Safety
  • Louisville Fire Dept., MS -- $236,135.00, Operations and Firefighter Safety

SLGCP is the principal federal agency responsible for the preparedness of the United States for acts of terrorism, including coordinating preparedness efforts at the federal level, and working with all state, local, tribal, parish, and private sector emergency response providers on all matters pertaining to combating terrorism, including training, exercises and equipment support. To support this mission, SLGCP administers a number of programs that provide a wide array of support to our nation's emergency preparedness and response community. For more information on SLGCP, please visit the Website at www.ojp.gov/odp.

The United States Fire Administration (USFA) is a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) within the Department of Homeland Security. The mission of the USFA is to reduce life and economic losses due to fire and related emergencies, through leadership, advocacy, coordination, and support. For more information on USFA, please visit the website at http://www.usfa.fema.gov.

To view the Fiscal Year 2004 award annoucements, please visit: http://www.firegrantsupport.com/awards/2004/.

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