MPFD gets $219,000 for vehicle purchase

VW independent/submitted information

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New federal resources have been awarded to a fire department in Van Wert County. U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) announced that Middle Point Fire Department has been awarded $219,118 for vehicle acquisition by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.

“Firefighters put their lives on the line each day to keep our communities safe,” Brown said. “These new federal resources will help ensure that Middle Point’s skilled responders have the resources they need to safely do their jobs.”

Middle Point Fire Department was awarded this funding as part of the round 7 competitive Fiscal Year 2013 AFG Program announcements.

The AFG program helps firefighters and other first responders improve their ability to protect the public and themselves. Fire apparatus funded in the vehicle acquisition category include pumpers, aerials, brush trucks, tankers/tenders, rescue vehicles, and ambulances.