Fire departments receive funds
The fire departments in Sparta and Ellis Grove recently received a portion of $2.2 million in funding from the The Office of the State Fire Marshal, according to State Sen. Paul Schimpf (R-Waterloo).
The funding is part of the State Fire Marshal's Fiscal Year 2018 Small Equipment Grant Program. There are 100 departments taking a share of the $2.2 million in awarded funds, including eight recipients in and around District 58.
Local grant recipients are:
Gorham Volunteer Fire Department, Gorham
Jefferson Fire Protection District, Mt. Vernon
Ware-Wolf Lake Fire Protection District, Wolf Lake
Valmeyer Fire Protection District, Valmeyer
Ellis Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Ellis Grove
Sparta Fire Department, Sparta
Camp Jackson Fire Department, Cahokia
St. Libory Fire Protection District, St. Libory
The Office of the State Fire Marshal awards the grants on an annual basis. This year's list of winners was shared during a news conference with Senator Schimpf at the Collinsville Fire Station on July 17.