CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ACKNOWLEDGES $36,000 GRANT TO THE LANCASTER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Washington, DC – (Wednesday, January 4, 2012) – Today, U. S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced a $36,000 grant award to Lancaster Fire Department.  The grant is part of FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, which awards grants directly to fire departments and EMS organizations to protect the health and safety of the public and first-responder personnel.  Congresswoman Johnson has been a strong advocate for grants to local first responders in the 30th Congressional District.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson stated, “I applaud the Lancaster Fire Department for their brave service to our community, and am pleased that they were awarded this competitive grant.  First responders put their lives on the line everyday to protect the public from fire and natural disasters, and to provide emergency medical services.  We owe it to them to keep them safe and protect them from harm’s way.”

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.