Delhi Fire Department receives grants

The Delhi Fire Department received a total of two grants worth $ 219,572 as part of the Assistance to Firefighter Grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The total of the first grant was $171,000 which was used to purchase 15 sets of turn out gear, 20 SCBA air packs with 20 spare bottles and three RIT kits. The department matched the grant with a five percent contribution, Fire Chief Ken Hall said.

The total of the second grant was $48,574 that will be used to purchase an air compressor to fill the air tanks. The department will also have to have a five percent match contribution, Chief Hall explained.

“We appreciate Bill Cassidy, Ralph Abraham, Francis Thompson and Bubba Chaney for all the work they have done.” Chief Hall said.

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