The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company was awarded $225,450 recently to replace its 1973 brush truck.
Middlefield was one of only 89 fire departments nationwide that was awarded funds for vehicle acquisition, out of a total 18,000 applicants for the 2021 FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG).
The grant assists fire departments nationwide in numerous operational aspects.
The fire company committee is actively working on specifications for this vehicle with hopes of delivery next year to provide the volunteer organization with a safe apparatus that has increased capabilities.
