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Rep. Bud Cook (R-Fayette/Washington) has announced that 27 volunteer fire and ambulance companies throughout the 49th District have qualified to receive $383,946 from a grant program administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and Office of the State Fire Commissioner.

“I am thrilled to announce that 27 volunteer fire and ambulance companies in our district have received funding,” said Cook. “Funding for our local fire and ambulance companies is critical as volunteers are fewer and fewer.”

All funding comes from the proceeds from slot machine gaming, and not General Fund tax revenue. Projects eligible for funding include construction or renovation of a fire or ambulance company facility, purchase or repair of equipment, training, or reduction of existing debt.

Following is a list of district grants in Fayette and Washington counties for fire and ambulance companies and the amount of their grant awards:

FAYETTE

• Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, $11,783.31.
• Brownsville Ambulance Service, $9,192.44.
• DL&V Volunteer Fire Department, $12,878.74.
• Dunbar Volunteer Fire Department, $11,783.31.
• Fayette City Volunteer Fire Company, $11,783.31.
• Flatwoods Volunteer Fire Department, $12,000.
• Grindstone Community Volunteer Fire Company, $11,509.46.
• Newell VFC, $11,509.46.
• Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, $12,467.96.
• Smock Volunteer Fire Department, $13,426.46.

WASHINGTON

• Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Department, $13,700.31.
• California Volunteer Fire Department, $12,331.03.
• Charleroi Fire Department, $13,289.53.
• Cokeburg Volunteer Fire Company, $11,783.31.
• Donora Fire Company, $11,920.24.
• Ellsworth Volunteer Fire Company, $11,509.46.
• Fallowfield Township Volunteer Fire Company, $12,878.74.
• Lock 4 Volunteer Fire Company, $13,426.46.
• Marianna Volunteer Fire Company, $11,646.38.
• Monogahela Fire Department, $11,783.31.
• New Eagle Fire Department, $11,783.31.
• Roscoe Volunteer Fire Company Inc., $12,331.03.
• Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department, $23,557.17.
• Tri-Community Ambulance, $9,192.44.
• Valley Inn Volunteer Fire Department, $12,194.10.
• Volunteer Fire Department of Carroll Township, $13,700.31.
• West Brownsville Volunteer Fire Company, $11,509.46.

All fire and rescue departments must be actively reporting to PennFIRS to be eligible to receive this grant. If this requirement is not met they will not receive their 2019-20 grant funds. In order to be compliant, the organization must report all incidents using PennFIRS, from Jan. 1, 2019, through Jan. 31, 2020. This information must be entered into PennFIRS and reported to OSFC by 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.

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