Fire departments in Lincoln, Narragansett, Pawtucket to share $385K for equipment

U.S. SEN. Jack F. Reed said the "new equipment and training will enhance safety and help our firefighters and paramedics save lives." / COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED
U.S. SEN. Jack F. Reed said the "new equipment and training will enhance safety and help our firefighters and paramedics save lives." / COURTESY OFFICE OF U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED

PAWTUCKET – Approximately $385,000 in federal funding will be shared by fire departments in Lincoln, Narragansett and Pawtucket to purchase new equipment, the state’s congressional delegation said Monday.
The funding is made available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
The funding is distributed as follows:

  • Saylesville Fire District in Lincoln will use $59,048 to purchase a new cascade air tank filling station to replace an outdated system and ensure it is compliant with current safety standards. The district’s current cascade air system is more than 30 years old.
  • Narragansett Fire Department will use $220,953 to further operations and safety training for firefighters and to purchase five new cardiac monitors/defibrillators that are carried on all primary response engines and rescues.
  • Pawtucket Fire Department will receive $105,519 to purchase three new power stretchers for use in its Emergency Medical Services division to increase patient and firefighter safety and allow greater efficiency for emergency medical response.

“This new equipment and training will enhance safety and help our firefighters and paramedics save lives. At a time of constrained budgets, I am pleased we are able to deliver federal funding to better equip our first responders and help them protect our communities,” U.S. Sen. Jack F. Reed said in a statement.

Since 2001, Rhode Island fire departments and other first responders across the state have used more than $27.3 million in AFG awards to pay for equipment upgrades, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources.

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