fire department equipment grant News

The Lafayette, La., fire department has received a $200,000 grant for its Haz-Mat Team for modern equipment that better identifies hazardous materials in a spill and tests the air for the safety of residents and emergency responders. Alton Trahan, spokesman …

U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a nearly$1.5 million grant to the Baltimore Fire Department to buy 75 monitor/defibrillators. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant was announced by fire officials on Wednesday. The equipment will enable paramedics to detect and …