The Franklin Park Herald Journal has an article about a Federal Grant for the Franklin Park Fire Department:
Franklin Park is getting $461,724 to hire new firefighters and paramedics. The money comes from a grant issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The village applied for the grant in September 2013. U. S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-5), who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, pushed for the village to get the grant.
In April 2013, when firefighters signed a two-year contract with the village, Chief Steve Iovinelli said there were 39 firefighters plus the chief. That number had dropped through attrition from seven years earlier, when the department had 46 firefighters and 12 contract paramedics.
The grant is not renewable. However, the fire department can reapply for another grant.
