In this era of tight budgets, grant money is becomingly ever more important for city departments to fund technology and other upgrades.
Case in point: the South Milwaukee Fire Department.
The department has benefited from a number of grants over the years, including 75 percent funding a new rescue boat in 2010.
You can add another one to that list. Capt. Joe Knitter detailed the department’s latest grant in an email he sent to me today:
Frank Morelli, Consultant Engineer for FM Global, presented a check in the amount of $1,500 to the fire department this morning at the firehouse in response to a grant I applied for several months ago. FM Global provides insurance solutions and property loss prevention engineering for corporations, such as Caterpillar here in South Milwaukee, and supports local fire departments through their grant program. This funding is earmarked to improve the scene lighting capabilities for fire investigations and other operations for the South Milwaukee Fire Department.
Congratulations to Capt. Knitter!
(And learn more about that rescue boat on page 10 of the department’s 2010 annual report here.)
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