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COLUMBIA, Mo. - While no fire department ever has all the funding needed, grants will help two New Madrid County fire department better serve citizens. The Matthews Volunteer Fire Department and the...

  Commentary: How do you run a fire department without essential equipment like dedicated water tanks, fire trucks, and PPE? This is a question that fire chiefs across New Mexico are asking themselves every day. And with the Fire Grant Fund, we thought we had an answer for them. When resources are limited, fire departments can usually request additional funding from the Fire Grant Fund. But in a year of unprecedented budget shortfalls, the Grant Fund was forced to reject appeals from many dep...