Girardville, McAdoo, Hazleton fire departments get federal grants
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL FILE - Two Girardville Rangers fire trucks are parked near the station in 2019.
GIRARDVILLE – Three area fire companies have been awarded federal grants to help replace their inventory of breathing apparatus.
The Rangers Hose Co. of Girardville, along with the McAdoo Fire Co. and the Hazleton City Fire Department, were awarded a regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
The three departments submitted a combined application.
In total, between grant funding and cost sharing, the companies will spend $834,300 to replace their complete inventory of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus, or SCBAs.
SCBAs are vital pieces of lifesaving equipment and are used by firefighters daily, and the new equipment will be state of the art.
The AFG program allows departments to maintain that firefighter safety and survival is the number one priority in ensuring that firefighters are equipped with the most current and up to date equipment on the market.
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