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Senator Arlen Specter, a member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that the Department of Homeland Security has approved funding for fire companies in Pennsylvania.
“These fire prevention and safety programs will help protect the citizens of Pennsylvania and the firefighters who risk their lives every day,” Senator Specter said. “I commend the Department of Homeland Security for recognizing this priority and for its continued support of the nation’s fire services.”
This funding is contained in the competitive Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008 Fire Grants announcements. The awards are administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program.
The AFG program is designed to enhance first responders’ ability to protect the health and safety of the public, as well as that of first-responder personnel. In Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008, the AFG program is expected to award approximately $990 million directly to fire departments and EMS organizations for operations and safety programs, as well as vehicle acquisition.
Regional funding is listed below:
Northwest Pennsylvania:
• $14,250 for Lander VFD in Warren County
• $261,250 for Sharon Fire Department in Mercer County
• $261,250 for Transfer Fire Department in Mercer County
Northeast Pennsylvania:
• $16,294 for Elk Lake Volunteer Fire Company in Susquehanna County
• $21,631 for Aristes Fire Company #1 in Columbia County
• $36,000 for Newtown American Legion Ambulance Squad, Inc. in Lackawanna County
• $47,280 for Mifflin Twp Forest Rangers and Fire Co. in Columbia County
• $66,975 for Little Meadows Volunteer Fire Company in Susquehanna County
• $118,750 for Windham Ambulance Association in Bradford County
The Lehigh Valley:
• $25,083 for Slatington Volunteer Fire Company in Lehigh County
• $28,932 for Northern Valley Emergency Medical Services in Lehigh County
• $38,000 for Womelsdorf Volunteer Fire Company in Berks County
• $49,875 for Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company Number 1 in Lehigh County
• $261,250 for Transfer Volunteer Fire Department in Berks County
Central Pennsylvania:
• $9,500 for Glendale Volunteer Fire Department in Clearfield County
• $13,051 for McAdoo Ambulance Association in Schuylkill County
• $17,433 for Penfield Volunteer Fire Department in Clearfield County
• $25,080 for Kinzer Fire Company in Lancaster County
• $25,944 for Adrian Sandy Fire Co. #3 in Clearfield County
• $33,440 for Adamstown Fire Company No. 1 in Lancaster County
• $34,675 for Westover Area Volunteer Fire Company in Clearfield County
• $51,062 for M.M.P. & W. Vol. Fire Co. in Franklin County
• $64,220 for Six Mile Run Area Vol. Fire Co. in Bedford County
• $69,139 for Penryn Fire Company No. 1, Inc in Lancaster County
• $81,000 for Williamsport Bureau of Fire in Lycoming County
• $119,700 for McAdoo Fire Co Inc. in Schuylkill County
• $190,000 for Thompsontown Volunteer Fire Company in Juniata County
• $190,000 for West Penn Fire Company No. 1 Inc. in Schuylkill County
• $228,000 for Mar Lin Citizens Hose Co. in Schuylkill County
Southeast Pennsylvania:
• $33,472 for Bristol Fire Company in Bucks County
• $36,000 for Newton American Legion Ambulance Squad Inc. in Bucks County
• $53,550 for Eddington Fire Company in Bucks County
• $93,280 for Upper Bucks Regional Emergency Medical Services in Bucks County
• $113,031 for S.M. Vauclain Fire Company in Delaware County
• $256,500 for Morrisville Fire Company in Bucks County
Southwest Pennsylvania:
• $8,809 for Dravosburg Volunteer Fire Department #1 in Allegheny County
• $13,637 for Youngwood Volunteer Hose Co. No. 1 in Westmoreland County
• $21,449 for Houston Volunteer Fire Company in Washington County
• $32,067 for George G. McMurtry Fire Department Vandergrift No. 1 in Westmoreland County
• $33,725 for Bullskin Township Volunteer Fire Company in Fayette County
• $38,000 for High Park Volunteer Fire Department in Westmoreland County
• $59,945 for Dickerson Run, Liberty & Vanderbilt VFD in Fayette County
• $68,163 for West Alexander Fire Company in Washington County
• $69,136 for Scalp Level Paint Fire Company in Somerset County
• $99,750 for East Carnegie V.F.D. in Allegheny County
• $109,250 for John Carroll Ambulance Service in Cambria County
• $114,713 for Irwin Volunteer Fire Department in Westmoreland County
• $132, 145 for Confluence Volunteer Fire Co. in Somerset County
• $143,775 for Harrison City Fire Protection Association in Westmoreland County
• $198,930 for Summerhill Township Volunteer Fire Company in Cambria County
• $225,328 for Valley Inn Volunteer Fire Department in Washington County
• $247,000 for Geistown Volunteer Fire Company in Cambria County
• $262,390 for Tower Hill #2 in Fayette County