ALBANY - The Albany Fire Department learned Wednesday it will receive more than $35,000 to purchase equipment.
The $35,910 will be used to buy turnout pants and jackets, Albany Fire Chief Dan Mueller said. He said the money will pay for 21 sets of pants and jackets for the village's 26 firefighters.
Mueller said the department will spend the money within the next couple of months.
The grant is from the National Preparedness Directorate and the United States Fire Administration, which are two components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a press release issued by Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold.
"The members of both volunteer and career fire departments put their lives on the line on a daily basis for others and at virtually every meeting I have with Wisconsin firefighters, they tell me about the vital importance of these grants and how these grants allow them to get needed equipment and training they would otherwise be unable to afford," Feingold's statement said.
The $35,910 will be used to buy turnout pants and jackets, Albany Fire Chief Dan Mueller said. He said the money will pay for 21 sets of pants and jackets for the village's 26 firefighters.
Mueller said the department will spend the money within the next couple of months.
The grant is from the National Preparedness Directorate and the United States Fire Administration, which are two components of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a press release issued by Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold.
"The members of both volunteer and career fire departments put their lives on the line on a daily basis for others and at virtually every meeting I have with Wisconsin firefighters, they tell me about the vital importance of these grants and how these grants allow them to get needed equipment and training they would otherwise be unable to afford," Feingold's statement said.