From staff reports
Ambulance services and volunteer fire departments in Clarion and Armstrong counties will share $290,692 in recently announced state grants.
The grants are funded by slot machine proceeds and not tax money. The awards were recently announced by the Office of State Fire Commissioner within the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
“Their efforts and cooperation are unmatched, even as they all struggle to keep their own companies operational and spend a great deal of their time raising money. That’s why I am pleased a state grant program is able to help ease their financial burden.”
The funding can be used to construct or renovate a fire or ambulance company facility, purchase or repair equipment, conduct training exercises, or reduce existing debt.
The awards in Clarion County, totaling $173,683, include:
Callensburg-Licking Township Volunteer Fire Company – $11,783
Clarion Fire and Hose Company No. 1 – $11,783
East Brady Area Ambulance Service – $5,137
East Brady Volunteer Fire Department – $12,057
Farmington Township Volunteer Fire Company – $11,509
Hawthorn Area Volunteer Fire Company – $11,509
Knox Ambulance Service – $9,192
Knox Volunteer Fire Company – $12,331
Limestone Township Volunteer Fire Company – $11,509
New Bethlehem Fire Company No. 1 – $11,783
Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department – $9,725
Rimersburg Hose Company – $11,509
Sligo Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – $11,646
Southern Clarion County Volunteer Ambulance Service – $9,192
St. Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company – $11,509
The awards in Armstrong County, totaling $117,009, include but are limited to:
Dayton District Volunteer Fire Company – $11,509
Distant Area Volunteer Fire Department – $12,194
Elderton District Volunteer Fire Company – $11,920
Parker City Volunteer Fire Department – $24,104
Pine Township Volunteer Fire Company – $12,057
Rural Valley Hose Company – $11,783
Sugarcreek Township Ambulance Service – $9,192
Sugarcreek Township Volunteer Fire Department – $12,604
Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department – $11,646