The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced 14 Round 15 awards for the FY2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). The previous award round, Round 14, was announced Sept. 9. Fire Service organizations receiving awards totaling $1,584,567 include:
- $13,710, Wellness and Fitness Programs, Operations and Safety, Eagle Joint Fire District, Hubbard, OH
- $24,044, Personal Protective Equipment, Operations and Safety, City of McKee Volunteer Fire Department, McKee, KY
- $37,143, Personal Protective Equipment, Operations and Safety, Raymondville VFD, Raymondville, MO
- $42,096, Personal Protective Equipment, Operations and Safety, Rawlins County District 3, Atwood, KS
- $52,389, Equipment, Operations and Safety, Fort Johnson Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., Fort Johnson, NY
- $63,120, Personal Protective Equipment, Operations and Safety, Richburg Fire Department, Richburg, SC
- $112,869, Personal Protective Equipment, Operations and Safety, Waveland Community Volunteer Fire Dept. Inc., Waveland, IN
- $137,143, Personal Protective Equipment, Operations and Safety, Pierre Part Volunteer Fire Department, Pierre Part, LA
- $161,387, Personal Protective Equipment, Operations and Safety, Rensselaer Volunteer Fire Department, Rensselaer, IN
- $676,441, Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Operations and Safety, Detroit (MI) Fire Department, Detroit, 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