Round Twenty-Four Of The Assistance To Firefighters Grants To Aid America's Fire Departments Announced By FEMA
Tennessee Receives $2,773,699 To Assist Local Fire Departments In Latest Round Of Grants
Release Date: November 28, 2003
Release Number: R4-03-262
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, announced 635 grants to fire departments throughout the U.S. in the twenty-fourth round of the 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. This is the largest number of grants announced at one time in the 2003 AFG program, and totals $71.6 million for this week alone. The grants will ultimately total approximately 7,000 awards worth $750 million in direct assistance to firefighters.
Included in the announcement of this latest round were awards for 25 communities in Tennessee.
"President Bush, Secretary Ridge and I recognize that the training and equipment provided to our first responders through the fire grants is critical in securing our homeland because these brave men and women are our first line of defense against all hazards," said Brown. "I would like to wish our firefighters and their families a happy and safe Thanksgiving. We're grateful to our first responder community for its service and sacrifice."
This twenty-fourth round of grants provides help to local fire departments to fund the purchase of firefighting equipment, fund firefighter health and safety programs, enhance emergency medical services programs, and conduct fire prevention and safety programs. Since June, over 6400 fire departments have received almost $478 million to support their role as first responders in the neighborhoods and communities they serve as firefighters.
Grants have been made available to the following fire departments in Tennessee:
| Elizabethton Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $108,001 | Elizabethton |
| Roan Mountain Volunteer Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $99,990 | Roan Mountain |
| South Hamblen County Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $88,051 | Morristown |
| South Unicoi County Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $110,700 | Erwin |
| Sullivan West Volunteer Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $29,709 | Kingsport |
| Karns Volunteer Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $165,938 | Knoxville |
| Tri-Community | Firefighting Vehicle | $82,895 | Madisonville |
| Blaine Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $135,900 | Blaine |
| Meigs County Volunteer Emergency Services | Firefighting Vehicle | $118,800 | Decatur |
| Rutledge Volunteer Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $105,597 | Rutledge |
| Alto/Oak Grove Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $88,650 | Decherd |
| Capitol Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $103,275 | Winchester |
| Coalfield Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $40,500 | Coalfield |
| Fairfield Glade Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $178,200 | Fairfield Glade |
| Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $175,500 | Hillsboro |
| Lincoln County Volunteer Fire Rescue | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $184,727 | Fayetteville |
| Paint Rock Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $146,700 | Helenwood |
| Ridgewood Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $157,500 | Caryville |
| Whitwell Mountain Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $58,106 | Whitwell |
| Berlin Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $115,650 | Lewisburg |
| Farmington/Richcreek Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $99,000 | Lewisburg |
| Shelbyville Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $59,670 | Shelbyville |
| Henrietta Volunteer Fire Dept. | Firefighting Vehicle | $223,200 | Clarksville |
| Ridgely Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $29,888 | Ridgely |
| Tennessee City Volunteer Fire Dept. | Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety | $67,552 | Dickson |
The U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), a division of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), administers the Assistance for Firefighters Grant Program. The program assists rural, urban and suburban fire departments throughout the United States. A list of all current award recipients announced to date is posted on the USFA web site at http://www.usfa.fema.gov/grants . Future grant recipients will be listed as awards are made.
On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages Citizen Corps, the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration.
Last Modified: Monday, 01-Dec-2003 09:37:48