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Streator fire awarded over $25K in state grant money · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: Streeter Fire awarded over twenty five thousand dollars in state
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Speaker 1: grant money. Written by Bill Frescos, This article is being
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Speaker 1: The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal has awarded
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Speaker 1: the Streeter Fire Department over twenty five thousand dollars through
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Speaker 1: its Small Equipment grant program. According to a news release
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Speaker 1: from the Fire Marshal, the funding will help department's purchase
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Speaker 1: equipment to improve emergency response while enhancing safety. The latest
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Speaker 1: round of awards added four fire departments to the grant program,
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Speaker 1: bringing the statewide total to two hundred and sixty four
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Speaker 1: departments receiving funding. Notably, almost six million dollars has been
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Speaker 1: distributed through the program to support fire departments across Illinois.
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Speaker 1: We are proud to support the dedication and service of
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Speaker 1: Illinois Fire Department and serving communities across the state, state
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Speaker 1: officials said in a statement.