Press Release
Monmouth County Fire Company Awarded $161K FEMA GrantFunds will help first responders in Wall, NJ purchase critical equipment
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) said a federal grant in the amount of $161,082 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been awarded to Wall Township Fire Company Number 1 to purchase self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).
“Wall Fire Company Number One is the oldest fire company in Wall Township and has a long history of protecting the community,” said Smith. “This grant will purchase emergency equipment that is critical to protecting the firefighters so they can do their job.”
Smith said the grant funds will be used to update the department’s current inventory of SCBA for a total of 28 units.
“We currently have some SCBA in service that are over 20 years old and all of our units are at least two revisions behind the current National Fire Protection Association guidelines,” said William Newberry, Director of Fire Services for Wall Township Fire District 1. “Without this grant it would have been very difficult to update our inventory within our current financial position.”
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