Fire department lands $80,511 federal grant, one of five North Texas awards

The Van Alstyne Fire Department has received an $80,511 award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's office said in a statement released Thursday.

Van Alstyne was one of five North Texas departments on the list. The others were Fort Worth ($1,550,695), Cooper ($807,272), Denison ($74,478) and Krum ($62,000), for a combined $2,574,956.

The program can pay for training, fire prevention work, emergency response and new or upgraded equipment, according to the senator's statement. The statement did not say how the Van Alstyne department plans to use its share or when the money will be spent.

The Assistance to Firefighters Grants are separate from FEMA's SAFER grants, which help departments pay for new firefighter positions.

Sources

https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/cornyn-fort-worth-north-texas-fire-departments-receive-2-5m-to-improve-emergency-response-keep-texans-safe/

Main report: https://fortworthweekly.news/article/federal-firefighter-grant-sends-1-55-million-to-the-fort-worth-fire-department-the-largest-of-five-north-texas-awards

Sources

U.S. Senate

Federal firefighter grant sends $1.55 million to the Fort Worth Fire Department, the largest of five North Texas awards (fortworthweekly.news)