WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, July 22nd, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson announced that the Glenn Heights Fire Department was awarded $78,858 in federal grant funds by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funds will be used to improve operations and safety within the department and assist in meeting the firefighting and emergency response needs of the Glenn Heights Fire Department and emergency medical first responders.
“The announcement of this award is great news for the Glenn Heights Fire Department,” said Congresswoman Johnson. “Our firefighters are on the front lines every day risking their lives to keep us all safe, and it is important that we make every effort to support the important work and service they provide to our communities. I am pleased that the department won this competitive grant that will be used to enhance their ability to do their jobs safely and efficiently. I am very proud of the men and women who serve at the Glenn Heights Fire Department and of firefighters throughout District 30 for the selfless service they provide. I will continue to fight for the resources and support they need.”
This grant was awarded as a part of FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources required to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards. Congresswoman Johnson has been a strong advocate for grants to local first responders in the 30th Congressional District.
U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas.
