$4M awarded to EMS and fire across Illinois
The Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) awarded a total of $4 million to 165 fire departments and districts and EMS providers across the state.
The program provides grants of up to $26,000 each for the purchase of small firefighting and ambulance equipment. The OSFM received 417 applications, requesting around $9.5 million in funding for this period.
According to a release, the following departments around the QCA received grants:
Bureau County:
Bureau Fire Protection District: $20,277
Cherry Fire Protection District: $26,000
Henry County:
Atkinson Fire Protection District: $23,245
Anawan Alba Fire Protection District: $23,455
Galva Fire Department: $22,217.99
Kewanee Community Fire Protection District: $26,000
Jo Daviess County:
City of East Dubuque Fire Department: $22,556
Menominee-Dunleith Fire Department: $25,455.06
Knox County:
Elba Salem Fire Protection District: $26,000
Maquon Fire Protection District: $25,987.83
Oneida-Wataga Fire Protection District: $25,972
Williamsfield Fire Protection District: $26,000
Knox/Warren County:
Abingdon Fire Protection District: $26,000
Rock Island County:
Coyne Center Fire Protection District: $25,429.15
Warren County:
Central Warren Fire Protection District: $24,686
“We continue to see and hear about the need and understand the issues fire departments face when it comes to funding across the state,” Illinois State Fire Marshal James A. Rivera said. “I am proud this year we were able to increase our grant funding to $4 million, a $2.5 million increase from last year, which has allowed us to award over 100 more departments money to purchase lifesaving tools they might not have been able to afford otherwise.”
Most fire departments, fire protections districts, township fire departments and nonprofit ambulance service providers in Illinois were eligible to apply. All fire departments, fire protections districts and township fire department applicants were required to have participated in the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) for a minimum of two years prior to applying.
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