The Philadelphia Fire Department announced Friday it had received a $22.4 million federal grant to help reopen three fire stations that have been closed for over a decade.
“This critical funding will enable us to strengthen emergency response in communities that have seen huge growth in recent years,” Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam K. Thiel said in a news release.
The funds from the grant will be used to hire, train and pay 72 firefighters and EMTs over the next three years, according to the fire department. "Putting these companies back in service is the right thing to do for our residents, visitors and businesses,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement.
The four other companies that closed in 2009 include – Engine 1, Engine 8, Engine 14 and Engine 39. They were all restored in 2019 by a SAFER grant.
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