Hanson Fire Awarded Equipment Grant

The Hanson Fire Department is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $15,000 through the Massachusetts Firefighter Safety Equipment Grant Program. Fire departments in every city, town, fire district, eligible state authority, and state military fire departments were eligible to apply for this equipment grant. Grant awards are based on population and the funds are to be utilized to improve firefighter safety. Funds from this grant will be used to purchase protective gear for fighting brush fires. This will reduce the wear and tear on our structural firefighting gear which is more costly.

This department has been successful in securing well over one million dollars of grant funding over the last twenty years. That funding has allowed our Town to obtain firefighting vehicles and equipment that improves firefighter safety while having less of an impact on the taxpayers. As always, our department will continue to pursue any and all grant opportunities to assist in funding for any needed items or programs