Franklin County (PA) Fire Department Gets FEMA Grant

fannett metal fire company
Source: Fannett-Metal Fire Company Facebook page.

Almost $4.2 million of FEMA funds were delivered to firehouses across the Commonwealth as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, Local21News.com reported.

Of the millions of dollars granted to Pennsylvania fire departments, Franklin County’s Fannett Metal Fire and Ambulance Company received over $20,000 in grant funds, the report said.

The fire official said the grant will help improve services within their fire department and EMS services, including buying a new engine that’s coming in 2023, upgrading the rope equipment on it, getting a grain bin rescue, and a new mannequin that’s life-like, the report said.

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