DECEMBER 21, 2017 VOL. 11 ISSUE 24
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The Bolingbrook Fire Department will be outfitting seven vehicles with Pop Up Hazmat Containment Pools used for decontamination purposes thanks to a grant from Illinois American Water (IAW). The IAW 2017 Firefighter Grant Program provides financial assistance to fire and emergency organizations serving communities in its service areas. This year, approximately $75,000 will be awarded to 78 Illinois fire departments. Since the program was created in 2010, over 425 grants totaling over $417,000 has been awarded.
“We are proud to partner with our local firefighters. Illinois American Water tests and operates every fire hydrant annually. We also maintain all of the hydrants, over 29,000 across the state, in our service areas. We know the critical role water plays in protecting homes and businesses and we also know resources for our local heroes often runs short. Through this grant program, we are able to partner on another level and further support our local heroes,” said Bruce Hauk, Illinois American Water President. Illinois American Water’s Firefighter
Grant Program awards grants to provide personal protective gear, communications equipment, firefighting tools, water handling equipment, training materials and classroom programs. Public Safety Director Ken Teppel thanked Illinois American Water during the check presentation. “The Bolingbrook Fire Department, Command Staff and the firefighters, would like to thank Illinois American Water for their grant program and for awarding the Village of Bolingbrook grant funding to purchase hazards materials pop up pools.”