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 From left: Council President Mike Knapp; County Executive Isiah Leggett; U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski; County Fire Chief Tom Carr; Montgomery County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association President Marcine Goodloe; U.S. Congressman Chris Van Hollen; and Rockville Mayor Susan Hoffmann.

$1.3 million Federal Grant For Emergency Communications Equipment

Montgomery County recently received a new $1.3 million federal grant for emergency communications equipment that will improve career and volunteer firefighter safety and enhance the County’s emergency response capabilities. The Assistance to Firefighters grant award will fund critical emergency communications equipment to enhance firefighter safety and operational accountability, in addition to improve direct dispatch capabilities and first responder communications across jurisdictions in the Washington Metropolitan area. <more>

Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service
101 Monroe St., 12th Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 777-2400

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