Maysville (NC) Fire & EMS was recently awarded a $261,100 AFG grant for which it applied in 2020, and the department says it must cover 5% of the total cost which will go toward air packs.

“The AFG grant is a grant developed to provide assistance to firefighters in getting required and necessary equipment,” the department says on Facebook. “This grant has provided all three stations—Maysville, Belgrade, and Loco—with 37 air packs with spare bottles.

“This equipment will provide us the ability to replace old, outdated equipment and keep our firefighters safe when called to duty.”

Alexis—Veedersburg Van Buren Township (IN) Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; Darley LSP 1,000-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 3,000-gallon water tank; three Newton 10-inch dump valves with telescoping chutes; All-Poly™ tank and body construction; “Sweep Out” style compartments. Dealer: Brett Jensen, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.

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