The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced 44 Round 8 awards for the FY2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). The previous award round, Round 7, was announced July 22. Fire Service organizations receiving awards totalling $6,197,715 include:
- $11,482, Training, Operations and Safety, Rogers Park/Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Turkey Creek, KY
- $24,515, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Operations and Safety, SBR Volunteer Fire Department, Guadalupita, NM
- $46,289, Equipment, Operations and Safety, Sigourney Fire/Rescue, Sigourney, IA
- $70,221, Modify Facilities, Operations and Safety, Shelbyville Fire & Rescue, Shelbyville, KY
- $100,286, Equipment, Operations and Safety, Huntingdon Regional Fire & Rescue, Huntingdon, PA
- $210,182, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Operations and Safety, Richmond Fire Department, Richmond, TX
- $247,620, Vehicle Acquisition, Vehicle Acquisition, Pine Terrace Fire Department, Lumberton, NC
- $318,182, Equipment, Operations and Safety, Hot Springs Fire Department, Hot Springs, AR
- $374,576, Vehicle Acquisition, Vehicle Acquisition, San Pasqual Reservation Fire Department, Valley Center, CA
- $840,910, Vehicle Acquisition, Vehicle Acquisition, Superior Township Fire Department, Ypsilanti, MI
Further award rounds will be announced on Fridays until AFG has made all awards under the current year. Due to continued application scoring or other circumstances, some weeks may not have an award round. See all FY2015 AFG fire grant awards