Three West Virginia fire departments have been awarded federal grants to improve safety and fire prevention operations.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program awarded $149,500 to the Moorefield Volunteer Fire Department and $36,273 to the South Berkeley Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad.
The Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department will receive $32,000 from FEMA’s Fire Prevention and Safety Program.
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding in a news release.