January 26, 2011

Durbin Announces more than $2 Million in FEMA Grants for Illinois Fire Departments

[WASHINGTON, DC] – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded 15 grants totaling $2,009,827 to fire departments throughout Illinois.

 

“Our nation's firefighters are called upon day after day to protect America's citizens,” Durbin said. “As these brave men and women put themselves in harm’s way, we must ensure that they are equipped with the best resources possible to do their jobs well, and today’s grants will help meet that goal.”

 

The funding is provided through the DHS’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program which seeks to strengthen the Nation’s overall level of preparedness and ability to respond to fire and fire related hazards. Since 2001, AFG has provided approximately $4 billion to first-responder organizations to purchase response equipment, personal protective equipment, training, and vehicles. Under this announcement, the following fire departments will receive funding:

 

Chicago Metro Area

 

  • Antioch Fire Department: $285,000 in funding for vehicle acquisition.
  • Berwyn Fire Department: $41,094 in funding for operations and safety.
  • Elmwood Park Fire Department: $86,616 in funding for operations and safety.
  • Hillside Fire Department: $807,500 in funding for vehicle acquisition.
  • Montgomery and Countryside: $35,388 in funding for operations and safety.

 

Northern Illinois

 

  • Sandwich Community Fire Protection District: $100,586 in funding for operations and safety.

 

Central Illinois

 

  • Danville Fire Department: $172,344 in funding for operations and safety.
  • Decatur Fire & Rescue: $40,960 in funding for operations and safety.
  • Iroquois-Ford Counties Fire Protection District: $265,050 in funding for vehicle acquisition.
  • Oglesby Fire Department: $28,833 in funding for operations and safety.
  • Secor Fire Protection District: $27,968 in funding for operations and safety.
  • Sullivant Township Fire Protection District: $39,900 in funding for operations and safety.

 

Southern Illinois

 

  • Allendale Rural Fire Protection District: $31,952 in funding for operations and safety.
  • Marion Fire Department: $32,739 in funding for operations and safety.

 

Metro East Area

 

  • South Roxana Fire Protection District: $13,897 in operations and safety.