Feb. 15, 2024
HARRISBURG – More than $360,000 in grant money will be coming to Perry and Juniata counties’ hard-working first responders under the PA Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program, according to Rep. Perry Stambaugh (R-Perry/Cumberland).
A total of 24 fire companies and ambulance squads in the 86th District are recipients of the grants administered by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and state Office of the State Fire Commissioner. The money — coming from proceeds generated by slot machine gaming — can be used for facility upgrades, equipment purchases or repair, debt reduction, education and public outreach, training, or volunteer recruitment and retention.
“Firefighters and those who provide emergency medical services put themselves on the line every day for our townships and boroughs. Most do so as volunteers. These grants are one small way to support their tireless efforts and boost public safety,” Stambaugh said.
Grants awarded within the 86th District are:
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Beale Township Fire Dept., $13,256
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Blain Volunteer Fire Co., $13,061
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Blain EMS, $10,000
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Central Juniata EMS, $15,000
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Citizens Fire Co. No. 1 of Newport, $15,000
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Delaware Township Fire Co., $13,645
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Duncannon Fire Company No. 1, $16,951
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Duncannon EMS, $15,000
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East Waterford Community Fire Co., $13,061
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Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 (Port Royal), $14,423
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Ickesburg Fire Co., $13,839
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Lack Tuscarora EMS, $10,000
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Landisburg Volunteer Fire Co., $14,812
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Liverpool Volunteer Fire Co., $16,173
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Liverpool EMS, $15,000
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Mifflintown Hose Company, $15,590
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Millerstown Fire Department, $14,423
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Millerstown Ambulance League, $15,000
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New Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Co., $16,951
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New Bloomfield EMS, $30,000
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Port Royal EMS, $15,000
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Shermans Dale Community Fire Co., $15,784
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Shermans Dale Ambulance Association, $14,999
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Thompsontown Volunteer Fire Co., $13,645
Funding amounts are contingent on recipients filing grant agreements with the Office of State Fire Commissioner.
Representative Perry Stambaugh
86th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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