Pa. Fire Commissioner Offers $50 Million in Grant Money

State Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego announced July 8 that the Office of State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) opened registration on July 6 for state grants aimed at providing direct financial relief to fire, rescue and emergency medical service (EMS) companies negatively affected by the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

“Fire, rescue and EMS companies throughout the state have struggled since the state began taking action to curtail the spread of COVID-19,” said Trego. Of the $50 million in funding set aside for this new program, $44 million will be made available to fire and rescue companies and the remai...