FEMA has announced Round 8 fire grant winners for the FY 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). FEMA awarded 228 fire grants totaling $34,354,322, including:
- DeSmet Fire Department, DeSmet, SD, Operations and Safety, $477, Training ($500)
- Piner Fiskburg Fire Protection District, Morning VIew, KY, Operations and Safety, $8,610, Equipment ($8,590)
- Township of Spring Volunteer Fire Department, West Lawn, PA, Regional Request, $30,000, Equipment ($33,000)
- Broken Bow Fire and Rescue, Broken Bow, OK, Operations and Safety, $76,191, Modify Facilities ($80,000)
- St. Landry Fire District # 7, Morrow, LA, Operations and Safety, $100,096, Personal Protective Equipment ($104,600)
- Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Versailles, KY, State Fire Training Academy, $217,392, Equipment ($250,000)
- San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, San Bernardino, CA, Operations and Safety, $355,148, Training ($135,000)
- Warwick Fire Department, Warwick, RI, Vehicle Acquisition, $633,789, Vehicle Acquisition ($679,250)
- Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, Mobile, AL, Operations and Safety, $741,648, Equipment ($815,812)
- Old Dock/Cypress Creek Volunteer Fire Dept., Whiteville, NC, Regional Request, $909,637, Personal Protective Equipment ($1,000,600)
Subsequent AFG fire grants will be announced on Fridays but may not occur every week. Check First Responder Grants each week for the latest AFG news.