Friday,
January 13, 2012
HAZLETON
U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, PA-11, announced that one local fire department
will receive more than $617,000 through the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to
Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.
Nesquehoning
Hose Company No. 1 in
Carbon
County
will receive $617,500. The money will be used to buy a new ladder truck.
"As
a former mayor, I know how critical it is to fund public safety
programs, and this FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant will help the
Borough of Nesquehoning provide vital safety and security for its
residents and the firefighters themselves,"
Barletta
said. "In these challenging economic times, this grant will be
welcome news to the firefighters and residents of Nesquehoning. I know
this grant is a long time coming for the people of Nesquehoning, and I'm
thrilled that I'm able to share this great news with them."
The
primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program is to meet
the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and
nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG
has helped firefighters and other first responders to obtain critically
needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and
other resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel
from fire and related hazards.
