The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced 234 Round 12 awards for the FY2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). The previous award round, Round 11, was announced Aug. 19. Fire Service organizations receiving awards totaling $46,398,147 include:
- $3,637, Training ($4,000), Combination, Taylorville Fire Department, Taylorville, IL
- $12,480, Training ($13,104), Paid On-Call/Stipend, Obion Fire Department, Obion, TN
- $54,856, EMS Equipment ($57,598), Combination, Union Township Life Squad, INC., West Milton, OH
- $100,386, Wellness and Fitness Programs ($110,424), Combination, Hamilton Township Fire District 7, Hamilton, NJ
- $236,191, Vehicle Acquisition ($248,000), All volunteer, Sweet Water Volunteer Fire Department, Sweet Water, AL
- $355,498, Personal Protective Equipment ($373,272), All volunteer, Elmwood Park Fire Department, Elmwood Park, NJ
- $403,637, Personal Protective Equipment ($444,000), All volunteer, Chinchilla Hose Company of South Abington Township, Chinchilla, PA
- $514,545, Training ($591,726), All Paid/Career, City of Phoenix Fire Department, Phoenix, AZ
- $750,000, Vehicle Acquisition ($787,500), All Paid/Career, Maynard Fire Department, Maynard, MA
- $961,364, Equipment ($1,050,000), Combination, St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 5, Folsom, LA
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