From the Village of Lincolnwood:
PRESS RELEASE
VILLAGE OF LINCOLNWOOD –6900 N. LINCOLN AVE.–LINCOLNWOOD, IL 60712 PHONE:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: June 14, 2013Fire Department Receives Grant Funding
LINCOLNWOOD–Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has recently awarded $305,877 in grants to fire departments and municipalities throughout Illinois. The purpose of the funding will help support and improve the capability of the department to respond to fires and other types of emergencies.
The Lincolnwood Fire Department was awarded $105,541 for their grant to purchase new breathing air packs for the firefighters.
“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 tools 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. Since 2001, the AFG has provided approximately $5.25 billion in federal funding to first-responder organizations across the country to help purchase response equipment, personal protective equipment, training, and vehicles.
