Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program helps meet needs of first responders, EMS professionals
U.S. Representative Richard Hanna today announced that the Village of DeRuyter Fire Department received federal funding to help its firefighters have the tools necessary to keep the public safe.
The Village of DeRuyter Fire Department received $35,143 for Fiscal Year 2015 through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG).
The grant will be used to obtain an Air Compressor for purposes of filling Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). SCBA units are critical to firefighter safety and air quality during fire missions. This Air Compressor will ensure access to clean, breathable air for DeRuyter firefighters and make certain the Village of DeRuyter Fire Department has the highest probability of achieving successful missions.
The primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and non-affiliated emergency medical service organizations. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders 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.
The program is administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration.
By the numbers
Village of DeRuyter Fire Department
Grant Award: $35,143
For: Operations and Safety
Location: DeRuyter, N.Y.
County: Madison