Three Wood County fire departments have been awarded grants from the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal announced the recipients of the 2022 Fire Department Equipment Grants, which includes 113 fire departments in 52 counties throughout the state totaling $1,080,792.16.
Local departments getting grants are:
- Grand Rapids Township Fire Department – $10,000 for personal protective equipment.
- Center Township Fire Department – $10,000 for self-contained breathing apparatus.
- Wayne Volunteer Fire Department – $10,000 for personal protective equipment.
Allowable equipment within the grant includes protective clothing, self-contained breathing apparatus, communications, and other miscellaneous equipment. The fire departments were selected based on a variety of criteria, including the fire department’s annual budget, number of fire incidents, and the resident population served by the fire department. Eligible fire departments must serve a population of less than 25,000, be in compliance and have submitted incident fire reports for the designated year.
