Groveland Fire Dept. Receives FEMA Grant for COVID-19 Supplies and Equipment
Groveland Fire Department. (Courtesy photograph.) Groveland Fire Department was recently awarded $7,226 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to buy personal protective equipment and related disinfectant supplies and equipment to help prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is part of $560,726 in direct assistance grants to 39 volunteer and combination fire departments nationwide as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security—or CARES—Act Assistance to Firefighters Grant COVID-19 Supplemental. By law, 25% of the available grants must be aw...