Fire department receives 29K grant

B y Jaime Thomas

Members of the North Granville Fire Company will soon be seeing some new equipment.

Fire Chief Scott McCullen recently got a call telling him the department will receive a $29,469 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,) which is money that is much needed.

“We’ve been fighting to keep these grants — that’s what keeps the small volunteer companies going,” McCullen said.

On the FEMA website, the federal government describes the primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grants [...]

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