Haverford Fire Companies Get $101K In Grant Funds

HAVERFORD TOWNSHIP, PA — The fire companies serving Haverford Township and the surrounding area got a cut of $50 million in grant funds that will help offset the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Manoa, Brookline, Oakmont, and Bon Air fire companies are getting more than $101,000 in grant funding in total.

Gov. Tom Wolf recently said the Office of State Fire Commissioner will be awarding $50 million worth of grant funding to fire, rescue, and EMS across the commonwealth to offset expenses related to COVID-19.

"Our fire, rescue and EMS are the first responders often on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic," Wolf said. "All these professionals – some working as volunteers – give selflessly to support neighbors and communities. These CARES Act grants can assist in supporting them and their ongoing efforts to keep their neighbors and communities protected and safe."

Below are Haverford's fire companies and their allocations:

• Manoa Fire Company — $25,342
• Oakmont Fire Company No 1 of Haverford Township — $25,342
• Brookline Fire Company — $25,342
• Bon Air Fire Co. Delaware — $25,205

The purpose of this funding is to provide some much-needed financial assistance to first responders who have found it difficult to keep their operations running due to COVID-19.

Of the $50 million in funding set aside for this new program, $44 million will be made available to fire and rescue companies and the remaining $6 million will go to EMS companies.

As stated in Act 26, the money must be used for operational and equipment expenses. Eligible expenses include:

• Operational Expenses – such as but not limited to:
  • Utilities
  • Insurance
  • Apparatus Repairs/Fuel
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Lost Revenues due to Pandemic Restrictions
• Expenses for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting of equipment and property or other expenses incurred to prevent the spread of communicable illnesses.