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House Rep. Mike Rogers Announces a $76,572 Grant for Fayetteville VFD

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Fayetteville, Ala. – House Representative Mike Rogers announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would be donating $76,572 to the Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department.

Rogers said the funding would help the fire department purchase new operations and safety equipment.

“Talladega County’s first responders are our first line of defense,” Rogers said. “I congratulate the men and women of the Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department for receiving this grant and hope it will ultimately help increase the safety for all local citizens.”

Rogers said the grant should be awarded under the 2016 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, an essential federal program which supports first responders across Alabama and the nation.

According to the Homeland Security Department, which administers the grant, the purpose of the program is to award funding directly to fire departments, nonaffiliated EMS organizations and state fire training academies that are unaffiliated with a hospital. These awards aim to enhance first responders’ ability to protect the health and safety of the public, as well as that of first-responder personnel, with respect to fire-related hazards.

Rogers serves on the Committee on Homeland Security in Congress. “I am pleased to see the federal government is continuing to make these types of investments in the Third District,” he added.

Max Jackson for SylacaugaNews.com | © 2017, SylacaugaNews.com/Marble City Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.


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