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Mich. fire departments get grants for new equipment

The $281K federal funds will go toward new vehicles or parts of existing equipment


By Holly Fournier
The Detroit News

DETROIT — Two area fire departments have been awarded more than a quarter-million dollars in federal grant money to be used toward purchasing new equipment and upgrades.

The Lincoln Park Fire Department has been awarded $145,455 and the Dearborn Heights Fire Department will receive $136,364 through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow announced in a statement Thursday.

The $281,819 in grants can be used to acquire new vehicles or parts for existing equipment, officials said in the statement.

Full story: Fire equipment grants boost Lincoln Park, Dearborn Hts.

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