(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Carnegie, PA) According to a release in Carnegie today from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio (PA-17) announced today that fourteen Western Pennsylvania fire departments are receiving more than $2.8 million in federal grant funding to support their public safety missions. This followed some outreach from the office of Deluzio to bring home grants like these back to the 17th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) via the Department of Homeland Security’s Fiscal Year 2024 Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) grant programs was where the funding was provided through. The majority of this funding will help fourteen fire departments in Western Pennsylvania to purchase, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and critical equipment and other resources through the AFG program. The Assistance to Firefighters Grants went to these fire departments listed below along with their respective amounts they were awarded:
- Beaver Falls Fire Department – $12,290
- Big Beaver Volunteer Fire Company – $4,571
- Castle Shannon Firemens’ Relief Association – $65,588
- Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company – $96,000
- Darlington Township Volunteer Fire Department – $471,428
- Hanover Volunteer Fire Department – $19,047
- Harmony Township Volunteer Firemen – $59,090
- Harrison Hills Volunteer Fire Company – $47,419
- Kennedy Township Independent Volunteer – $74,666
- Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company – $43,636
- Peebles Volunteer Fire Company – $52,436
- Presto Volunteer Fire Department – $330,604
- Ross/West View Emergency Medical Service – $363,181
- Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services – $242,761
A Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant went to Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services with an amount of $949,240.