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COBLE ANNOUNCES FIRE DEPARTMENT GRANTS
FOR DAVIDSON AND ROWAN COUNTIES

(WASHINGTON, D.C.)----The chairman of the House subcommittee that deals with homeland security issues announced today that fire departments in Davidson and Rowan counties will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), the chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, said today that fire departments in Thomasville and Salisbury will receive the DHS grants.

Congressman Coble announced that the Locke Township Fire Department in Salisbury will receive $92,723 in DHS funds while the Pilot Fire Department in Thomasville will receive $46,242 from DHS.  Rep. Coble said the funds come from the DHS program known as Operations and Firefighter Safety.  "These funds can be used for a number of purposes," Rep. Coble stated.  "The monies may be spent on training, equipment, personal protective apparatus, wellness and fitness programs, as well as modifications to fire stations and facilities.  This is part of the ongoing commitment of Congress and the administration to providing our first responders with the resources they need to remain effective."

Congressman Coble said these grants are part of more than 8,000 which have been distributed in fiscal year 2004 totaling nearly $750 million.

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