Minn. fire departments to receive training grants

Park Rapids Enterprise

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota fire departments will again receive funding to help keep firefighters’ skills sharp.

The Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education (MBFTE) recently announced it will provide Minnesota’s 784 fire departments more than $1.6 million — $80 per firefighter — for training classes.

“These grants benefit the safety of all Minnesotans,” said Bruce West, MBFTE executive director. “Assuring annual firefighter training is good for departments and their communities. Skill updating makes firefighters better responders and also keeps them safer.”

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