U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced today (July 2, 2014) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded $231,210 in grants to fire departments in the Chicagoland area. Today’s funding will support and improve the capability of each department to respond to fires and other types of emergencies.
Under this announcement, the following fire departments will receive funding for operations and safety:
- Streamwood Fire Department, (Streamwood, Illinois): $211,410 in funding;
- Park Forest Fire Department (Park Forest, Illinois): $19,800 in funding.
Lake Bluff Fire Department (Lake Bluff, Illinois): $42,513 in funding
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.
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