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Photo by Christine Laughren
Superior Township Fire Chief James Roberts (left) discusses the $120,365 Assistance to Firefighters Grant awarded to the Township late November. Jeff French, who wrote the grant sits at his side.
DHS awards $120,365 to Township
Dec. 1, 2008 · 11:34 p.m.
The Superior Township Fire Department will not be asking Township trustees for more money thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The Fire Department was awarded a $120,365 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the DHS Nov. 21. The money will help the department buy 16 Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses and a fill station or compressor.
Fire Chief James Roberts made the announcement at tonight’s Township Board meeting.
Roberts said the grant would save the Township thousands of dollars on equipment that needed to be purchased in the near future anyway. He said the current air packs the department uses have a 15-year life span and they are at the end of their days.
“We don’t have all the new safety requirements that we need and this grant brings us right into current standards,” he said.
Roberts also said though he was grateful for the grant, it was rewarding for him to see the reaction of those who wrote the grant.
“The awarding of the grant was pretty neat, but watching the guys’ reactions who worked on the grant was 100 times neater,” he said. “It was a huge morale booster.”
Jeff French, a township firefighter who helped write the grant said the grant process began in April. The department was notified it was on the short-list to receive the grant in October. French said he checked the HSD Web site every day to see if the department would get the money.
Township Supervisor William McFarlane said he was thrilled the fire department was awarded the grant even while the economy is slowing.
“You are saving the taxpayers money and getting equipment that is greatly needed,” McFarlane said.
Assistance to Firefighters Grants are on the decline this year compared to recent years.
The number of AFG awards reached 5,088 municipalities in 2007, totaling $494,221,826. To date 1,444 municipalities have been awarded grants in 2008, totaling $136,564,911.
Michigan has received $3,122,464 in fire grants this year. Local awards include the Ypsilanti Fire Department, which received $100,000 to modify its facilities and the Van Buren Fire Department, which received $19,231 for training.
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