Five Counties Get Fire Protection Grants
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By The Lima News, Ohio  Dec. 8--Volunteer fire departments in Allen, Hancock, Hardin, Logan and Shelby counties received grants from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to purchase wild land personal protective equipment.  The grants go to communities with fewer than 10,000 people.
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By Lewis Griswold, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jan. 31--The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened three disaster assistance offices in Tulare County. Nonfarm businesses hurt by the freeze of 2007 can apply for low-interest loans.
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has awarded the Vanderburgh County Soil and Water Conservation District a $30,000 Lake and River Enhancement grant for conservation and water quality enhancement projects.
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By Soule, Alexander  After coming up short in its bid for $15 million in federal grants a year ago, The Workplace Inc. last week received a $5 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Labor to create new work-force development programs in Fairfield County.
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A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has emboldened those who question the cost of saving the ever expanding number of homes on the fringe of wilderness.
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City school officials are expected to announce a five (m) million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will help pay for the district&#39;s secondary school redesign plan, and create new partnerships with colleges in the area.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 10--BRENTWOOD -- Residents this week got their first glimpse of a proposal to expand fire protection services in far East County that includes doubling the number of firefighters and adding paramedics to each fire engine.
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By Leah M. Caudle and Beverly Fortune, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Jun. 16--bfortune@herald-leader.com [mailto:bfortune@herald-leader.com]   The Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet has issued a water shortage watch for 61 counties across the state.
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By Hannah Chapman  OFFICIALS who run one of the most successful public awareness campaigns in the US will be in the region next month to help cut the threat of wildfires.
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The grants would help state and local public safety agencies buy sophisticated radios and technology for communications during disasters.
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Pioneering junior wardens have been paying a visit to their local fire station to learn some vital fire safety messages.   Thirty two primary school children have volunteered to be neighbourhood watch wardens to help combat crimes, including arson and nuisance fires, in Newtown in Stockton.
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By Leigh Ann Tipton, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Mar. 10--In the last week, firefighter David Henderson said the Hartford Fire Department has responded to about seven brush fires.
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By Anonymous  CAMDEN Camden County College has received a five-year $477,879 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholars Program to benefit minorities and low-income students.
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By Josh Hoke, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 10--BUCKSVILLE COMMUNITY -- Five foresters spent much of Friday starting and controlling a small fire they said could prevent larger blazes in the area.
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By Soule, Alexander  After coming up short in its bid for $15 million in federal grants a year ago, The Workplace Inc. last week received a $5 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Labor to create new workforce development programs in Connecticut's Fairfield County.
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By Erin Sherbert, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 5--Fire officials are hosting a series of community forums to discuss plans for enhanced fire protection services in far East County.
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By Mary Perez, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 8--ST. MARTIN -- By sharing 22 county-owned acres behind the community center, the Army National Guard, a fire department and a utility district can each build facilities that will benefit the entire community.