For Immediate Release
July 23, 2008
Media Contact: Ray Yonkura
(202) 225-2676
Jordan Commends
Bokescreek Township Fire Department
On Federal Grant
Washington, DC -- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has approved $20,425 in operations and safety grant funding for Logan County’s Bokescreek Township Fire Department, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Urbana) announced today.
“This is outstanding news for Bokescreek Township,” Jordan said. “This funding will help the township’s first responders be better prepared to fight fires and save lives throughout their jurisdiction.”
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, nearly $10.8 million has been awarded to fire departments in Ohio’s Fourth Congressional District. Bokescreek Township received $154,826 in AFG Program funding in 2007.
