On Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 the Fire Company received official notification from the Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner's Office that a grant had been awarded to our organization totaling $$12,297.83 through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

Under the grant program, $22 million will be allocated for Pennsylvania fire companies and $3 million for ambulance service units. More than 2,500 volunteer organizations took advantage of the $25 million program this year.

The Wagontown Fire Company was awarded $$12,297.83 for our Fire Grant. This Fire Grant will go towards debt reduction for the company which will ease some of the burden of fund raising on our members throughout the year.

The base award amount this year to a Fire Company was $9,500. However, additional funds were granted to Fire Companies who had Nationally Certified firefighters on their roster. For this, we received $2,797.83 in bonus funds for our training levels.

This grant program is a great asset to all Fire and Ambulance companies throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and we would like to thank State Fire Commissioner Mann and his staff for their assistance in providing this program annually to our volunteers.