In about a year,
East Lansing expects to be better able to fight high rise building fires with a new 100-foot aerial ladder truck, thanks to a $531,000 grant from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The city will add $59,000 to purchase the truck.
Fire Chief Randall Talifarro says Rep. Mike Rogers, Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Sen. Carl Levin were helpful in securing the funding. The new truck will allow the fire department to better reach 10-story buildings.
The Assistance to Firefighters grant program helps protect the health and safety of the public with respect to fire and other hazards, FEMA says. 81 grants were awarded, totaling $7.6 million to fire departments within the United States.
Source: City of East Lansing
Gretchen Cochran is Innovations and Jobs editor. Contact her here.
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