WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $19,760 competitive grant to the Carter Lake Volunteer Fire Department through the Fire Prevention and Safety Program.
"Firefighters put their lives on the line every day for the good of the community," Grassley said. "It's important that firefighters have the necessary equipment and training to help keep the community safe."
The Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program is a component of the Department's Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program, which provides funding to mitigate deaths and injuries to the public and firefighters caused by fire and fire-related hazards. The Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program also supports firefighter safety research and development activities.