Fire Service Awards
Deputy District Chief (ret.) Steve Chikerotis served 36 years with the Chicago Fire Department
Steve Austin, John Swan Sr., Joseph Valentino and the Inver Grove Heights Fire Department Explorer Program are recognized for their service to the volunteer fire community
Deadline for submissions is April 5, 2024
The Tri-Town Ambulance and Emergency Rescue Service has been awarded a $3,000 grant and a $17,000 loan from the USDA Rural Development’s Community Facility Loan
They were named “Firefighters of the Year” for their part in a rescue of a trapped construction worker on March 25
Before Steve Schopper takes his Emmy home, the statue will be on display at Colorado Springs Fire Department headquarter
Goshen Township Fire and EMS was awarded $23,750 in funding
The EMS squad was given $130,500 to purchase a vehicle
A project fueled by passion, bought into and has all its T’s crossed is more likely to be successful
The new unit includes a ramp and pulley system, and a cot that can hold up to 1,600 pounds
Grants that fund solution-based programs that solve community problems are here to stay, so now is the time flesh out your big idea
The city’s fire department received a $2,486 public safety grant that will help purchase backboards, bandages, gauze and other daily use items
A dispatcher was able to talk the mother through the steps of CPR until firefighters arrived
Fire service leaders cultivate relationships at CFSI’s National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner and Seminars Program
The $27K will help with flooring, lighting and the replacement of overhead door openers
It was used to purchase a child-size mannequin simulator to train paramedic and emergency medical technician students
The $1.3M center has been in the works for more than two decades and should be completed by the fall
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The city was awarded a $1 million grant from the Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation; they want to build a fire station on a vacant 4-acre site
Several fire service leaders brought home awards for their commitment to the industry at the annual CFSI dinner
Wilcox County EMS received $90K as part of $390K in grants to bolster health care services in rural communities
The $256,000 SAFER grant will be the salaries of three firefighters
New exhaust handling equipment and a filling station for air bottles will be paid with the grant
Neveah Sellers shook hands with the firefighters and medics that saved her from a burning home in February
CareerWorks will also link newly certified EMTs to employers
It’s part of a regional effort involving 21 emergency response agencies
Include emotional anecdotes and photos on your grant application, and make sure your facts back it up
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