Fire Grants News and Articles

• Conn. fire department adopts quieter station alerting to reduce cardiac stress

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  Danbury Fire Department’s new progressive alerting system gradually increases alarm volume and uses voice announcements, part of a growing effort to reduce firefighter stress

• $825K grant helps bring Ill. fire training tower closer to construction

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  Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments will be able to expand hands-on training and improve public safety across the Sauk Valley

• $40K grant from Gary Sinise Foundation helps Pa. FD replace outdated extrication tools

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  A grant from the Gary Sinise Foundation is helping West Hazleton firefighters upgrade rescue tools and set their sights on their next big need

• Md. FD whole blood program saved 14 lives since inception

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  Since launching in May, Carroll County Department of Fire & EMS has administered blood transfusions in the field 17 times, saving 14 lives and securing five years of funding through a new federal grant

• FDNY receives $9M to modernize firehouses and build EMS training center

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  Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said the federal funding will support a new Staten Island EMS classroom site, upgrades at Squad 8 and other FDNY firehouses

• Pa. county lands $1M grant to launch major first responder radio upgrade

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  Center County plans to replace 1,031 portable radios and 331 mobile radios, citing aging equipment, rural dead zones and rising replacement costs

• Calif. district votes to fund fire engineers as federal grant expires

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  Facing the loss of an $800,000 federal SAFER grant, the Templeton Community Services District voted to keep two full-time fire engineers on staff

• Mich. FD receives $866K federal grant for station upgrades

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  An $866,000 Community Development Grant will fund renovations to Bridgeport’s 54-year-old firehouse, adding decontamination facilities and safety upgrades to improve response and protect firefighters’ health

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