By The Northwest Indiana Times
PORTAGE | The Portage Fire Department has received $785,882 through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, announced Friday.
The federal funding will allow six regional fire departments to buy updated self-contained breathing apparatus equipment. These departments include Portage, Ogden Dunes, Chesterton, South Haven, Burns Harbor and Porter.
“We are very grateful to receive this grant. To know that we will also be able to help five other departments brings us great joy. Our breathing machines in all of the departments are around 10 to 12 years old and we desperately needed an upgrade,” said Portage Assistant Fire Chief Tim Sosby in a written statement.
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