Tag: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Johnston and Smithfield Fire Departments receive $383K in federal funds for...
PROVIDENCE – The Johnston and Smithfield Fire Departments will receive a combined $382,728 in federal grants to upgrade essential equipment, the state congressional delegation...
R.I. congressional delegation announces $3.8M for R.I. firefighter hiring and training
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. congressional delegation announced $3.8 million in federal funds to help local fire departments hire 28 new firefighters and to enhance...
Providence Fire Department receives $993,309 in federal funds
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Fire Department has received $993,309 in federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters grant, Rhode Island’s...
Narragansett Fire Department awarded $218K grant for new gear, rescue training
NARRAGANSETT – The Narragansett Fire Department will be able to purchase needed equipment and provide water rescue training after receiving $218,096 in federal funding,...
Reed, Whitehouse secure $763,810 grant for local fire departments
SCITUATE – Sens. Jack F. Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., will join the North Scituate Volunteer Fire Department and the Woonasquatucket Valley Fire...
3 R.I. fire departments receive $515K in grants for new equipment,...
PROVIDENCE – Three fire departments can purchase lifesaving equipment and upgrade communications and protective gear thanks to $515,034 in federal funding.
Fire departments in Pawtucket,...
Report: R.I. ranked No. 14 most prepared state for natural disasters
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked as the No. 14 most-prepared state nationwide to face life-threatening weather, in a report released by Gold Eagle last week.
The company...
R.I. receives $7.4M in homeland security grants
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received $7.4 million in federal homeland security grants, the Rhode Island congressional delegation announced Monday.
Funds were awarded by the U.S....
Climate mitigation pays off, but it has to be put in...
This week’s conclusion of a three-part series by PBN staff writer Eli Sherman on Rhode Island’s vulnerability to flooding and storm damage is sobering.
The...
The Ocean State has seen the damage storms can cause. So...
(Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series exploring Rhode Island's vulnerability to coastal flooding and what businesses, property owners and local...
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