The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced 80 Round 9 awards for the FY2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). The previous award round, Round 8, was announced July 29. Fire Service organizations receiving awards totalling $10,567,587 include:
- $11,052, Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Operations and Safety, Rowe Fire Department, Rowe, MA
- $24,846, Training, Operations and Safety, Tulare City Fire Department, Tulare, CA
- $59,047, Equipment and Wellness and Fitness Programs (PPE), Operations and Safety, Pittsburg Fire Department, Pittsburg, KS
- $109,837, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Operations and Safety, Glen Dale Volunteer Fire Department, Glen Dale, WV
- $160,000, Equipment, Operations and Safety, City of Orlando Fire Department, Orlando, FL
- $209,887, Modify Facilities, Equipment, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Operations and Safety, Brownstown Fire Department, Brownstown, MI
- $216,381, Personal Protective Equipment ($227,200), Regional Request, Wyse Fork Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Dover, NC
- $428,572, Vehicle Acquisition, Vehicle Acquisition, Forest Park Fire Department, Forest Park, IL
- $695,069, Equipment, Regional Request, Jackson Township, Massillon, OH
- $785,715, Vehicle Acquisition, Shepherdstown Volunteer Fire Department, Shepherdstown, WV
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