The Illinois Fire Marshal’s office has given around six million dollars to fire protection districts across the Land of Lincoln. Each selected department will get up to $26,000 in funding for firefighting and ambulance equipment.
Counties in this area received funding: In Crawford County, the money went to the LaMotte Fire District, receiving $25,825; the other award was to Wabash County’s Mount Carmel Fire District with $25,977. In Lawrence County, the maximum amount,$26,000, went to the Bridgeport Fire Protection District. The Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District received just under the maximum; the third Lawrence County group to be funded was the Lawrence County Ambulance Service, with $16,000 in funding.
The funding was narrowed from 355 applicants, requesting just around $8.1 million in grants.
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