Kagen Announces Grant for Grand Chute Fire Department
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. Today announced that a grant of more than $632,000 for the Grand Chute Fire Department from the Department of Homeland Security to hire new personnel under the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.
“This grant will allow us to double our responding staff of frontline personnel,” said Timothy Bantes, Chief of the Grand Chute Fire Department. “It will aid in the overall expansion of our department and staffing our new station.”
Kagen said the exact amount of the grant is $632,550 to hire more staff for a new fire station, scheduled to be completed later this year. The department currently has 11 employees.
“Our first responders work hard everyday to keep us safe,” Kagen said. “The goal here is to make sure they have the personnel and resources they need for 24-hour staffing to guarantee our communities protection in the case of an emergency.”
Since 2001, Assistance to Firefighters grants have helped firefighters and other first responders with equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and other resources, Kagen said.
“I am proud to say that now the Grand Chute Fire Department will be able to do its job even more effectively,” Kagen said.
