4 Western Pa. fire departments receive $361,655 in federal grants

More than $350,000 in federal firefighting grants is headed to four departments in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Local recipients of the Assistance to Firefighters grants through the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are:

• East Huntingdon Volunteer Fire Department, Westmoreland County, $129,524.

• Dunbar Volunteer Fire Department, Fayette County, $31,020.

• Flatwoods Volunteer Fire Department, Vanderbilt, Fayette County, $28,514.

• Daugherty Township Volunteer Fire Department, Beaver County, $172,597.

The grant awards were announced by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. He said the grants are typically used by fire departments for improvements in operations and safety training or to acquire new vehicles.

Paul Peirce is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 724-850-2860, ppeirce@tribweb.com or via Twitter @ppeirce_trib.