Marysville Fire Department to Receive Funding from Department of Homeland Security

$675,000 to be used for new firefighting vehicles

Columbus – Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (R-15) announced today the awarding of a federal grant to help the Marysville Fire Department pay for new firefighting vehicles. The grant, in the amount of $675,000, is provided by the Department of Homeland Security as part of its 2004 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

“Marysville has a growing population, and we have a responsibility to ensure the safety and security of residents,” said Pryce. “The fire department needs to be able keep up with the needs of the community. I’m happy to see that our Homeland Security dollars are being spent in such practical ways.”

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

2004 program, Congress appropriated, and President Bush signed into law, $750 million in direct assistance to firefighters to improve the effectiveness of firefighting operations, firefighter health and safety programs, and to establish or expand fire prevention programs throughout the United States.

The Marysville Fire Department is one of eleven departments across Ohio receiving money in this recent round of funding. The $675,000 grant to Marysville is largest single amount by nearly $600,000.

Congresswoman Pryce represents the Fifteenth District of Ohio, which includes Western Franklin County, Madison, and Union Counties.  She serves as Chairman of the House Republican Conference for the 108th Congress, making her the fourth ranking member of House leadership.  The Congresswoman also co-chairs the Cancer Caucus.