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More than $240,000 in grant money awarded this week in the 80th District will support fire companies and emergency medical services as they address building projects, purchase or repair equipment, conduct training, or reduce existing debt, according to state Rep. Jim Gregory, R-Blair/Huntingdon.
Established by the Legislature, the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program is administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Office of the State Fire Recipient companies in the 80th District include: Bald Eagle, $14,423; Blazing Arrow Hook and Ladder, $15,979; Claysburg, $14,372; Duncansville EMS, $15,000; Excelsior, $16,951; Freedom Township, $14,617; Friendship, $16,951; Geeseytown, $15,201; Hollidaysburg American Legion Ambulance Service Inc., $15,000; Martinsburg, $16,951; Neptune Steam Fire Company No. 1, $14,812; Phoenix Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1, $14,034; Pinecroft, $13,645; Sinking Valley, $13,256; Williamsburg, $14,812; and Warriors Mark Franklin, $14,034.