WASHINGTON CO. VFDs RECEIVE STATE GRANTS FOR FIRE & RESCUE EQUIPMENT
Five volunteer fire departments in Washington County are receiving a portion of $17.6 million in grant funding awarded last week by the Texas A&M Forest Service.
of five volunteer fire departments in Washington
County that have received fire and rescue
equipment grants through the Texas A&M Forest
Service.
(courtesy Washington Volunteer Fire Dept.)
The latest round of funding through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program provided 687 fire and rescue equipment grants and 66 dry hydrant grants to volunteer fire departments across the state.
Local departments that received grants were the Berlin-Mill Creek-Zionsville, Meyersville, Prairie Hill-Rocky Hill, Rocky Creek and Washington Volunteer Fire Departments. They each received $25,000 grants for fire and rescue equipment.
Last week’s funding was the second phase in distributing over $192 million to Texas volunteer fire departments, after an allocation of $164 million in grants in October. The Forest Service says additional funding for personal protective equipment and training aids will be awarded in the coming months.