Wilson Announces $15,478 for Daufuskie Island Fire Department
February 24, 2006
Today, Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded $15,478 through the Fiscal Year 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to the Daufuskie Island Fire Department. The department will use the funding to provide public education safety programs for local families.
"Everyday, South Carolina families face fires that could have been prevented if they had been aware of a few simple precautions," said Wilson. "I am very happy to know that District Fire Chief Edward Boys and the Daufuskie Island firefighters now have additional funding to help teach people about the basics of fire prevention."
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program assists rural, urban, and suburban fire departments throughout the United States. These funds increase the effectiveness of firefighting operations, firefighter health and safety programs, new fire apparatus, emergency medical service programs, and fire prevention and safety programs in local departments.
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"Everyday, South Carolina families face fires that could have been prevented if they had been aware of a few simple precautions," said Wilson. "I am very happy to know that District Fire Chief Edward Boys and the Daufuskie Island firefighters now have additional funding to help teach people about the basics of fire prevention."
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program assists rural, urban, and suburban fire departments throughout the United States. These funds increase the effectiveness of firefighting operations, firefighter health and safety programs, new fire apparatus, emergency medical service programs, and fire prevention and safety programs in local departments.
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