PRESS RELEASE
FROM THE OFFICE OF
Congressman Artur Davis
7th Congressional District of Alabama
208 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-0107 		image of U.S. Congress seal with capitol dome in the background
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2005
 

CONGRESSMAN DAVIS ANNOUNCES $120,000 IN

GRANTS FOR GREENE COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE
 
WASHINGTON  --  U.S. Representative Artur Davis (D-Birmingham) announced today that the Greene County Ambulance Service will receive a $118,750 grant. The grant was awarded through the Firefighters Grants offered by the Department of Homeland Security.

 

The Department will use their grant for the Firefighting Vehicles Acquisition Program, which includes pumpers, brush trucks, tankers/tenders, rescue vehicles, ambulances, quints, aerials, foam units, and fireboats.

 

“It is vital that we continue to invest in further empowering our homeland security infrastructure and its preexisting capabilities,” Davis said. “These grants will aid the firefighters who selflessly protect Alabamians living in Greene County.”

 

The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awards one-year grants directly to fire departments to support the nation's firefighters and the services they deliver. For the 2005 program, Congress appropriated $650 million in direct assistance to firefighters to improve the effectiveness of their operations. Up to this date, Rep. Davis has helped secure nearly $1 million in grants for fire departments in the 7th district in 2005.

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