PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
— Congressman Mike Rogers congratulated the men and women of the Centre Fire
Department April 12 for receiving a $79,650 grant from the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, funding
Rogers
said would help the department purchase new firefighting and safety
equipment.
“Cherokee
County’s
first responders are our first line of defense,”
Rogers
said. “I congratulate the men and women of the Centre Fire Department for
receiving this grant, and hope it will ultimately help increase the safety
for all local citizens.”
Rogers
said the grant should be awarded under the 2009 Assistance to Firefighters
Grant Program, an essential federal program which supports first responders
across Alabama
and the nation.
According to the Homeland Security
Department, which administers the grant, the purpose of the program is to
award funding directly to fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency
medical service (EMS)
organizations. These awards aim to enhance first responders’ ability to
protect the health and safety of the public, as well as that of
first-responder personnel, with respect to fire-related hazards.
“I am pleased to see the Federal
government is continuing to make these types of investments in the Third
District,” Rogers
said.
Rogers, a Republican from Saks, is Ranking Member of the
Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response on the Committee on
Homeland Security in Congress.