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Federal Grant Money Updates Local Firefighting Gear

October 22, 2020
"Jonathan Weeks"

   The North Stone North- east   Barry   County   Fire Protection    District    re- ceived  good  news  in  the form   of   federal   grant money October 14.  A sum of  $55,473  will  be  used to purchase 5 new sets of"    "turnout gear for the fire- fighters. Turnout gear, for those who are not famil- iar with the term, is the protective  uniform  worn by  a  firefighter  to  lower the odds of injury as he/ she enters their unstable and     highly     dangerous"    "workplace.   With   prices for  one  helmet  reaching as high as $700, boots that can cost more than $600 and jacket/pants combos amounting  up  to  $2,000, it is easy to see why our firefighters   needed   this grant money."    "The  $55k  came  from one of the USDA Commu- nity  Facilities  “Economic Impact Initiative” grants. The  grant  program  was founded to provide fund- ing to assist in the devel- opment of essential  com- munity  facilities  in  rural"    "areas that often lack the public  funds  needed  to make   those   large   pur- chases  in  order  to  keep services  like  community fire   departments   up   to code.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  According to the press release, the new turnout gear   will   replace   older sets that have either ex- pired  past  the  National Fire   Protection   Associa- tion (NFPA) standard of 10 years or have been dam- aged.  The gear will help protect   this   rural   fire protection  district’s  fire- fighters  when  responding to calls and assisting more
than 6,000 rural Missouri-"    "ans in the district’s area “Rural firefighters,
many  of  whom  are  vol- unteers,  choose  to  serve their   communities   and protect      their      neigh- bors,” said Department of Agriculture  (USDA)  Rural Development   State   Di- rector  for  Missouri,  Jeff Case in the press release, “USDA partners with rural Missouri   cities   and   fire protection  districts,  like North    Stone    Northeast Barry County Fire Protec- tion  District,  to  in  turn ensure our rural firefight-"
                    
                   

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