Approximately $58,000 will be awarded to 51 fire departments-districts throughout the state
Approximately $58,000 will be awarded to 51 fire departments across the state through Illinois American Water’s 2011 Firefighter Grant Program. The program was created in 2010 to provide financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations serving customers in Illinois American Water’s service area. In its first year, the program awarded 32 grants totaling approximately $45,000.
“We are committed to supporting our local fire departments,” said Karla Olson Teasley, president of Illinois American Water. “This program enables us to further support fire protection in the communities we serve and partner with our local fire fighters.”
Illinois American Water’s Firefighter Grant Program awards grants up to $1,500 to provide personal protective gear, communications equipment, firefighting tools, water handling equipment, training materials and classroom programs. The grants presented by Illinois American Water were presented to the following Illinois fire departments:
Northern Illinois
Des Plaines Fire Department
Homer Township Fire Protection District
Lisle-Woodridge Fire District
Orland Fire Protection District
Prospect Heights Fire Protection District
Romeoville Fire Department
Mount Prospect Fire Department
Elmhurst Fire Department
South Beloit Fire and Rescue
Sterling Fire Department
Grand Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
Leonore Fire Department
Long Point Community Volunteer Fire Protection District
Reading Volunteer Fire Department
Streator Fire Department
Central Illinois
Bondville Fire and Rescue
Urbana Fire Rescue Services
Edge-Scott Fire Protection District
Tuscola Fire Department
St. Joseph – Stanton Fire Protection District
Carroll Fire Protection District
Lincoln Fire Department
Cincinnati Fire Protection District
Pekin Fire Department
Bartonville Fire Department
Limestone Township Fire Protection
Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District
Peoria Fire Department
West Peoria Fire Protection District
Pontiac Fire & Rescue
Southern Illinois
Alton Fire Department
Godfrey Fire Protection District
QEM Fire Protection District
City of Cairo Fire Department
Cairo Auxiliary Fire Department
Belleville Fire Department
Church Road Fire Protection District
East St. Louis Fire Department
East Side Fire Protection District
Fairmont City Fire Department
French Village Fire Department
Granite City Fire Department
Hamel Community Volunteer Fire Protection District
Madison Fire Department
Northwest St Clair County Fire Protection District
O’Fallon Fire Department
Sauget Fire Department
Signal Hill Fire Department
Smithton Volunteer Fire Company
St. Louis Downtown Airport Fire Department
Waterloo Fire Department