Contributed by: CBrining
The Absecon City Fire Company No. 1 will receive $130,316 in federal funding for training and equipment needs, according to a statement from the offices of U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2. The department has received three grants totaling more than $250,000 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program since it started in 2001, according to the statement.
Since then, more than $19 million has gone to 112 organizations within the Second District, according to the statement. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awards grants to fire departments and emergency services to provide training and other resources, including equipment, protective gear and emergency vehicles, the statement said.
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