Senators Levin, Stabenow Announce Nearly $500,000 for Fire Safety in Michigan

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced today that eight Michigan fire departments have been awarded $493,660 through the fiscal year 2006 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFGP). The funding will be used to support operations and firefighter safety.

“We owe it to Michigan’s firefighters to provide them with the best equipment and training we can,” said Levin. “These Assistance to Firefighters grants will help protect communities across the state and keep our first responders safe.”

“The fire grant program provides a great deal of flexibility for local fire departments and first responders to help meet their training, equipment, and public education needs,” Stabenow said. “This program makes these departments stronger and our local communities safer.”

The AFGP awards grants directly to fire departments and EMS organizations to improve the effectiveness of operations and health and safety programs, and to establish or expand fire prevention programs throughout the United States. Grants are awarded competitively through an application process.

Individual grants awards can be found in the table below.

Organization	Location	Program	$ Amount
Hamlin Township Fire Department	Eaton Rapids	Operations and Safety	55,967
Burr Oak Community Fire Department	Burr Oak	Operations and Safety	44,650
Emmett Fire Department	Emmett	Operations and Safety	73,496
Scio Township Fire Department	Ann Arbor	Operations and Safety	39,537
Ridgeway Township Fire Department	Britton	Operations and Safety	126,033
Dexter Area Fire Department	Dexter	Operations and Safety	45,853
Hamburg Township Fire Department	Pinckney	Operations and Safety	88,830
Southfield Fire Department	Southfield	Operations and Safety	19,294