Grant to Provide Firefighters Gear

Dec. 19, 2002
The city fire department won a $194,810 federal grant to purchase 100 sets of firefighters' turnouts, protective clothing worn into fires, to meet a requirement to have two sets per employee because of the number of local toxic incidents.Congress added $210 million for the direct grants to local agencies because of the heightened concern about terrorism.
The city fire department won a $194,810 federal grant to purchase 100 sets of firefighters' turnouts, protective clothing worn into fires, to meet a requirement to have two sets per employee because of the number of local toxic incidents.Congress added $210 million for the direct grants to local agencies because of the heightened concern about terrorism.

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