For Immediate Release

December 19, 2007

Media Contact:  Ray Yonkura
(202) 225-2676

Jordan Announces Grant for Bokescreek Township Fire Department

Washington, DC -- Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) announced today that the Department of Homeland Security has approved $154,826 in operations and safety funding for the Bokescreek Township Fire Department in Logan County.


“Competition for federal funding is always tough, and Bokescreek Township is a most deserving recipient,” Jordan said.  “This grant will help the township’s first responders be better prepared to fight fires and save lives.”


The funding is made available through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, through which DHS will award roughly $500 million to fire departments and other emergency responders across the nation this year. 

 
Since the program’s inception in 2001, more than $10.6 million has been awarded to fire departments in Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District.

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