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Posted: Jan 31, 2023

Hampden Township (PA) Volunteer Fire Company Gets $10K Grant from Energy Transfer

The Hampden Township Volunteer Fire Company on Jan. 24 formally accepted a grant in the amount of $10,932.99 from Energy Transfer, which aided in the purchase of equipment to enhance the organization’s firefighting capabilities, PennLive.com reported.

Energy Transfer is one of the largest energy logistics companies in the country, with approximately 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure and gathering systems located in Pennsylvania, a press release from the township said.

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Posted: Jan 31, 2023

Reeves Foundation Awards Grants to Three OH Fire Departments

The Reeves Foundation awarded $1,311,363.50 to 56 local organizations last year, TimesReporter.com reported.

The nonprofit was founded in 1966 by businessman Samuel J. Reeves Jr. with funding in part from his two sisters, Helen and Jane, and wife, Margaret, the report said. The foundation’s emphasis is on health agencies, with grants also available for youth agencies, education and public administration, according to the report. Priority is given to capital improvement projects, and requests within Tuscarawas County.

The foundation has handed out $40.9 million since inception, the report said.

The 2022 fire department grant recipients, amounts and grant purposes are:

  • York Township Fire Department: $6,480, thermal-imaging camera.
  • Uhrichsville Fire Department: $28,583, repair refinish floors/new grating.
  • Mineral City Volunteer Fire Department: $45,446.46, dive rescue equipment.
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Posted: Jan 31, 2023

VIDEO: Helmet footage of a Virginia fire department tackling catering company fire

We are now seeing what firefighters saw as they worked to keep downtown Bedford from going up in flames on Friday. ABC13 received helmet camera footage from the fire department that shows how crews got the fire at the Sister to Sister Custom Catering and Café under control in 50 minutes on Friday. Crews fought the fire from the ground and the rooftops.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSET-TV ABC 13 Lynchburg
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Posted: Jan 31, 2023

Committee on Public Safety OKs ordinance to protect Chicago Fire Department paramedics 'taking a beating'

Amid warnings that Chicago Fire Department paramedics are "taking a literal beating at the hands of their patients," a City Council committee on Monday answered the alarm. The Committee on Public Safety unanimously approved an ordinance championed by Ald. Matt O'Shea (19th) at the behest of the Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLS-TV ABC 7 Chicago
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Posted: Jan 31, 2023

Oregon fire engine restored to preserve town's history

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Apiece of Albany history is out for public viewing after being hidden away for 20 years. The restoration of the 1925 Seagrave engine was an arduous process that took gallons of paint and even more patience. Inside what was once the old museum at Fire Station 12, Larry Allen and Brian Vorderstrasse put the finishing touches on the fire engine.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Albany Democrat-Herald - Metered Site
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