Thirty-One Fire, EMS Companies Recipients of Grants, Roae Says

HARRISBURG — Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford/Erie) today announced that 31 fire and emergency medical services companies serving the 6th Legislative District were awarded more than $350,000 in Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service grants.

“We are fortunate to have firefighters and emergency medical professionals who answer the call for help at any hour of the day and night,” Roae said. “Equipment needed in order to perform their duties is costly. This grant program helps defray some of this financial burden and reduces the need to fundraise a little. I’m pleased to support this program through legislation passed by the General Assembly.”

This grant program was initiated in 2000 and is open to all fire companies, volunteer ambulance services and volunteer rescue squads in Pennsylvania. Grant awards can be used for construction or repair of facilities, purchase or repair of equipment, debt reduction and training. The funding amounts are contingent on the recipients filing their grant agreements with the Office of the State Fire Commissioner. Applicants had to be active in 2022. Those departments that no longer serve residents in 2023 will be unable to apply for grants next year.

Fire and emergency medical services companies that serve the 6th District were awarded the following amounts:

Crawford County

• City of Meadville Fire Department – $14,318.
• City of Meadville EMS – $10,000.
• Cochranton Volunteer Fire Department – $14,072.
• Conneaut Lake Area Ambulance – $10,000.
• Crawford County Firefighters Search and Recovery Scuba Team – $11,861.
• East Mead Volunteer Fire Co. 1 Relief Association – $13,089.
• East Mead Volunteer Fire Co. 1 Relief Association EMS – $10,000.
• Fallowfield Fire and Rescue Company – $13,089.
• Fellows Club Volunteer Fire Department – $11,861.
• Fellows Club Ambulance Service – $10,000.
• Greenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue – $12,353.
• Greenwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Ambulance – $10,000.
• Hayfield Central Hose Company No. 1 – $12,017.
• Hayfield Central Hose Company No. 1 EMS – $10,000.
• Linesville Volunteer Fire Department – $12,363.
• Linesville Volunteer Fire Department EMS – $9,988.
• North Shenango Volunteer Fire Department – $13,089.
• Randolph Volunteer Fire Department – $11,861.
• Springboro Volunteer Fire Department – $11,861.
• Springboro Volunteer Fire Department EMS – $10,000.
• Summit Township Volunteer Fire Department – $11,861.
• Summit Township Volunteer Fire Department EMS – $3,500.
• Vernon Central Hose Company – $13,089.
• West Mead District 2 Volunteer Fire Department and Relief Association – $13,581.
• West Mead No. 1 Volunteer Fire Company – $14,318.

Erie County

• Albion Volunteer Fire Department – $12,107.
• Albion Volunteer Fire Department EMS – $10,000.
• Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department – $14,318.
• Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department EMS – $10,000.
• Springfield Volunteer Fire Department – $12,844.
• Springfield Volunteer Fire Department EMS – $10,000.

Representative Brad Roae
6th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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