$2.7M grant will help Mass. fire departments

AFG funds training, health programs, new safety equipment and emergency vehicles, and increased training for front-line firefighters

By Lyle Moran
The Lowell Sun

LOWELL, Mass. — Federal officials announced Monday that $2.7 million is coming to the state to help fire departments and emergency-response teams, including the Pepperell Fire Department.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grants funds training, health programs, new safety equipment and emergency vehicles, and increased training for front-line firefighters in communities.

The Pepperell Fire Department has been awarded $43,419 through the grant program.

"With local budgets crunched, this investment helps make up some of the difference and makes sure that our firefighters are as safe as possible doing an unbelievably dangerous job," Sen. John Kerry said in a statement. "Equipment and training is the least we can provide for these heroes."

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