$1.2 Million in Funding Announced for WV Emergency Services

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $1,255,400 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for seven fire departments and emergency medical services (EMS) organizations in West Virginia. The funding is made possible through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
The Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, located in Follansbee, will receive $125,420 of the funding.
“West Virginia’s firefighters and first responders work…