HARRISBURG — Warren County fire departments are receiving funding as part of a $50 million grant program to fire, rescue, and EMS across the commonwealth to offset expenses related to COVID-19.
“Our fire, rescue and EMS are the first responders often on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Gov. Tom Wolf. “All these professionals – some working as volunteers — give selflessly to support neighbors and communities. These CARES Act grants can assist in supporting them and their ongoing efforts to keep their neighbors and communities protected and safe.”
The funding is to provide some much-needed financial assistance to first responders who have found it difficult to keep their operations running due to COVID-19. Of the $50 million in funding set aside for this new program, $44 million will be made available to fire and rescue companies and the remaining $6 million will go to EMS companies.
As stated in Act 26, the money must be used for operational and equipment expenses. Eligible expenses include operational expenses that include utilities, insurance, apparatus repairs/fuel, personal protective equipment, lost revenues due to pandemic restrictions and expenses for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting of equipment and property or other expenses incurred to prevent the spread of communicable illnesses.
Program funds must be utilized for eligible expenses initiated on or after March 6 and completed on or before Dec. 30 to be considered as eligible for this grant program.
Local fire department funding amounts include:
¯ Warren City Fire Department — $25,205
¯ Clarendon Fire Department — $11,094
¯ Garland Volunteer Fire Company — $22,603
¯ Glade Township Volunteer Fire Department — $11,094
¯ Lander Volunteer Fire Department — $22,603
¯ North Warren Volunteer Fire Department Inc. — $22,603
¯ Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department Inc. — $22,877
¯ Scandia Volunteer Fire Department — $23,014
¯ Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department — $22,740
¯ Spring Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department — $22,877
¯ Starbrick Volunteer Fire Departmnet — $22,603
¯ Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department — $22,603
¯ Tidioute Area Volunteer Fire Department — $22,603
¯ Wrightsville Volunteer Fire Department — $23,151
¯ Youngsville Volunteer Fire Department — $22,603
EMS funding includes:
¯ City of Warren Fire Department — $15,048
¯ Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department — $15,048
¯ Russell Volunteer Fire Department — $15,048
¯ Scandia Volunteer Fire Department Inc. — $15,048
¯ Sheffield Volunteer Fire Department — $12,657
¯ Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department — $15,048
¯ Tidioute Area Volunteer Fire Department — $15,048
¯ Youngsville Volunteer Fire Dept. — $15,048.
