BETHLEHEM (FEB 6) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola announced today that thirty-three fire departments and emergency medical services (EMS) providers in the 18th Senatorial District will be awarded $443,849.50 through the 2022-23 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services (FCEMS) Grant Program, which is administered by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC).
“These state grants provide critical financial assistance to the most vital organizations in our community: our fire and emergency services providers,” Boscola said. “Our fire departments and EMS provide essential services throughout our local communities that protect our citizens who are in need of their services.”
In accordance with program guidelines for 2022-23 program, eligible projects for funding include facility upgrades, equipment, debt reduction, training, education and public outreach, recruitment and retention, construction savings account (fire companies only), and overtime costs associated with backfilling positions while firefighters are attending training (career departments only).
Grants approved in Senator Boscola’s District are as follows:
- City of Bethlehem – Fire – $15,000
- City of Bethlehem – EMS – $6,094
- Blue Valley Rescue Squad – $12,106.88
- City of Easton Fire Department – $15,000
- Columbia Fire Company – $11,861.25
- Community Fire Company of Forks Township – $15,000
- Dewey Fire Company No 1 – $15,000
- East Bangor Vol Fire Co – $12,106.88
- Easton Emergency Squad – $10,000
- Freemansburg Fire Company No 1 – $13,826.29
- Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company No 1 – $15,000
- International Association of Fire Fighters Lehigh-Northampton – $13,826.29
- Liberty Fire CPNY – $11,861.25
- Lower Mount Bethel/Sandts Eddy Fire Co – $12,106.88
- Lower Saucon Fire Rescue – $28,273.86
- Mount Bethel Vol Fire Company, Inc – $12,352.51
- Nancy Run Fire Company of Butztown – $14,946
- North Bangor Fire Company – $12,598.14
- Palmer Municipal Fire Department – $15,000
- Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Co – $15,000
- Portland Hook & Ladder Co #1 – $11,861.25
- Rescue Fire Company #1 – $12,352.51
- Second Ward Fire Company – $12,352.51
- Suburban EMS Inc. – $9,976
- Tatamy Fire Company – $11,861.25
- Upper Nazareth Fire Department – $15,000
- Vigilance Hose Company No 1 – $15,000
- Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company – $13,580.66
- West Easton Volunteer Fire Company No 1 – $13,089.40
- Williams Township Fire Company #1 – $13,826.29
- Wilson Borough Fire Department – $14,900
- Wind Gap Ambulance Corps Inc – $10,000
- Wind Gap Fire Company – $13,089.40
More information on the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grants program can be found online at https://www.osfc.pa.gov/ or by contacting Senator Boscola’s office at (610) 868-8667.
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