Over the past several months the Plympton Fire Department has been awarded multiple public safety grants. According to Chief Silva, “grant money is the backbone of a department our size. Without these programs we would not be able to provide innovative and needed services to the residents and visitors to our town. There is simply no way a town of our size could afford to keep pace with the ever-changing challenges for Public Safety, while keeping our members who are serving the public safe.”This year alone we have been awarded:
• A 2021 Custom Forestry / Brush Unit FEMA $240,000.00
• 12 Self Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) with extra cylinders FEMA $84,000.00
• 19 Personal Thermal Imaging Cameras DFS $12,000.00
• 9 Personal Carbon Monoxide Meters
• Public Safety Drone with Training VFA $1,900.00
• Joint Fire Police Training with equipment CSTF $11,000.00
• Haz Mat (CBRN) Masks and Filters CESF $11,800.00
• 2 Multi Band Portable Radios EMPG $2,700.00
• 4 year recruitment and retention program funding FEMA $150,000.00
• 1000 COVID Home Test Kits Ply County $16,000.00
• Student and Senior S.A.F.E. DFS $6,230.00
TOTAL $523,830.00
Thank you to our team here at Plympton Fire Department for all the hard work and diligence for obtaining these awards!
Chief Silva