Sen. Durbin Announces Funds for Illinois Fire Departments
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has announced a nearly $1.4 million federal investment in five Illinois fire departments.
The funding will help boost the capability of each department in responding to fires and other emergencies.
The senator said it’s necessary to ensure firefighters are equipped with the best tools possible. He says the grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help do that.
The funds are going to fire departments in Bellevue, Wellington, Evanston, Justice and Amboy. The money is for operations and safety activities.
In the 2010 award year, Illinois received 132 awards totaling more than $14.8 million in federal funding to first-responder organizations. That money was for the purchase of response equipment, personal protective equipment, training and vehicles.
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