Pittsburgh, Pa. − January 29, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that the Office of the State Fire Commission (OSFC) has awarded grant funding to 59 volunteer fire companies and emergency medical services companies throughout District 38.
These grants were made through the 2019-2020 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program (FCEMSGP). Grantees can use the funds for facility construction or repair, equipment purchase or repair, debt reduction associated with facility or equipment, training and certification of members, and materials for fire prevention education for the general public.
“Our EMS companies and volunteer fire departments spend countless hours fundraising to provide top-quality, life saving services to their community members every single year,” said Senator Williams. “This funding is a good start to relieving that fundraising burden, but we need to go further in helping our first responders run their day-to-day operations safely and at the high level of professionalism that we have come to expect from these mostly volunteer organizations.”
The grant awardees in District 38 are:
- Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Company #1, $23,557.17
- Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., $12,878.74
- Bauerstown Volunteer Fire Department, $13,152.60
- Berkeley Hills Fire Company, $14,248.03
- Blawnox-Glenover Volunteer Fire Company, $12,194.10
- Bradford Woods Volunteer Fire Company & Relief Association, $11,509.46
- Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company, $12,878.74
- Citizens Volunteer Hose Company #2, $14,248.03
- Citizens Volunteer Hose Company #2 EMS, $9,192.44
- East Deer Volunteer Hose Company, $11,509.46
- Elfinwild Volunteer Hose Company, $13,015.67
- Etna Volunteer Fire Company, $14,248.03
- Eureka Community Ambulance Service, $9,192.44
- Eureka Hose Company, $13,015.67
- Evergreen Fire Company, $13,152.60
- Fairview Volunteer Fire Department, Inc, $12,057.17
- Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Co 1, $11,509.46
- Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Co 2, $11,509.46
- Fox Chapel Volunteer Fire Department, $13,387.24
- Foxwall Emergency Medical Service, $9,140.05
- Franklin Park Volunteer Fire #1, $12, 057.17
- Frazer Township Volunteer Fire No 1, $11,783.31
- Frazer Volunteer Fire No 2, $11,783.31
- Hampton Township Volunteer Fire Department 1, $12,194.10
- Harrison Hills Fire Company No 4, $13,015.67
- Highland Fireman’s Association, $13,700.31
- Highland Hose Company Volunteer Fire Department, $11,509.46
- Indiana Township Volunteer Fire Company No 1, $13,152.60
- Ingomar Volunteer Fire Company No 2, $12,741.81
- Keating Fire Company, $11,920.24
- Laurel Gardens Volunteer Fire Company, $11,920.24
- Lower Valley Ambulance Service, $9,192.44
- Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Co No 1, $13,015.67
- McCandless Franklin Park Ambulance Authority, $9,192.44
- Middle Road Volunteer Fire Department, $13,152.60
- Millvale Volunteer Fire Company, $13,015.67
- North Hampton Township Volunteer Fire Department, $13.426.46
- Parkview Plan Volunteer Fire Department EMS, $9,192.44
- Parkview Plan Volunteer Fire Department, $12,057.17
- Peebles District Volunteer Fire Company, $14,248.03
- Perrysville Volunteer Fire Company, $13,152.60
- Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Company #1, $13, 974.17
- Pioneer Hose Company, $11,920.24
- Richland EMS, $9,192.44
- Ross West View EMS, $14, 248.03
- Ross West View EMS Authority, $9,192.44
- Shaler Area Emergency Medical Services, $8,413.12
- Sharps Hill Volunteer Fire Department, $12,194.10
- Springdale Volunteer Fire Department, $12,920.24
- Summit Hose Company, $12,331.03
- Undercliff Volunteer Fire Company, $13,563.39
- West Deer EMS, $9,192.44
- West Deer Volunteer Fire #1, $11,509.46
- West Deer Volunteer Fire #2, $13,700.31
- West Deer Volunteer Fire #3, $14,248.03
- West View Volunteer Fire Department #1, $12,878.74
- West View VFC #2, $11,509.46
- West View VFC #3, $12,057.17
- Wexford Volunteer Fire Company, $13,563.39
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