Armstrong County Fire Departments, Ambulance Services Receive State Grants

Nearly 30 Armstrong County fire departments and medical service units from Apollo to Dayton received state aid grants last week - most of them receiving more than $11,500 each.

Parker City received the most locally, nearly $25,000.

The grants are from a program administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner.

The grant recipients include:

• Apollo Volunteer Fire Dept. Hose Company # 2, $12,194.
• Apollo Volunteer Fire Dept. Hose Company # 3, $11,967.
• Applewold Volunteer Fire Dept. #1, $11,511.
• Bethel Township Volunteer Fire Department, $11,511.
• Dayton District Volunteer Fire Company, $11,511.
• Distant Area Volunteer Fire Department, $12,650.
• East Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Department, $12,194.
• Elderton District Volunteer Fire Company, $11,511.
• Ford City Hose Co. 1 Ambulance Service, $7,201.
• Ford Cliff Volunteer Fire Company Inc., $12,878.
• Freeport Emergency Medical Services, $7,201.
• Freeport Volunteer Fire Department, $10,567.
• Gilpin Township Volunteer Fire Department, $11,511.
• Hose Company # 1 Ford City, $12,650.
• Hose Company No. 6 Kittanning (Fire), $13,789.
• Hose Company No. 6 Kittanning (EMS), $7,201.
• Hose Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Inc., $11,739.
• Kiski Township Fire Department, $11,739.
• Kittanning Hose Company No. 4, $11,739.
• Kittanning Township Volunteer Fire Department No. 1, $11,967.
• Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, $11,511.
• Lower Kiski Ambulance Service Inc., $12,650.
• Manor Township Volunteer Fire Company, $13,106.
• North Apollo Volunteer Fire Department, $11,967.
• Parker City Volunteer Fire Company, $24,834.
• Parks Township Volunteer Fire Department, $11,511.
• Pine Township Volunteer Fire Company, $11,967.
• Rayburn Township Volunteer Fire Department, $11,511.
• Rural Valley Hose Company, $11,511.
• South Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department, $11,511.
• Sugarcreek Township Volunteer Fire Department, $12,422.
• Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, $11,511.
• West Kittanning Fire Dept., $11,511.
• Worthington West Franklin Volunteer Fire Department, $11,511.

Departments and ambulance crews from Butler , Indiana and Westmoreland Counties also received aid.

The state recently awarded $988,241 in grants to volunteer fire and ambulance companies across the 41st Senatorial District and Armstrong County received more than $400,000 of that, according to Senator Don White.

“Since 2001, I’ve been pleased to work toward ensuring our volunteer fire services receive these grant funds on an annual basis,” said Senator White. “Their service to our community is invaluable and while these grants are not large sums of money, they’ve become a stable source of revenue allowing these dollars to be used for long-term investments. I’m grateful for the men and women who volunteer their time and energy to protect our communities.”