Limerick, Pottstown Area Fire Companies Get $175K In Grants

LIMERICK, PA — Great news for local firefighters and first responders: significant state funding has been approved for local organizations.

A total of 12 Limerick and Pottstown area volunteer fire and emergency service organizations will receive a total of $175,000, State Rep. Joe Ciresi's office announced this week.

The funding is broken down as follows:

• Empire Hook & Ladder Co. 1, Pottstown, fire, $12,878.74.
• Friendship HLH&A Inc., Royersford, EMS, $9,192.44.
• Goodwill Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1, Pottstown, fire, $12,878.74.
• Goodwill Steam Fire Engine Co. No. 1, Pottstown, EMS, $9,192.44.
• Limerick Fire Department, Limerick, fire, $25,748.03.
• North End Fire Co., Pottstown, fire, $14,248.03.
• Perkiomen Township Fire Co., Perkiomen, fire, $14,248.03.
• Philadelphia Steam Fire Engine Co. 1, Pottstown, fire, $13,974.17.
• Ringing Hill Fire Co., Lower Pottsgrove, fire, $14,248.03.
• Royersford Fire Department, Royersford, fire, $25,748.03.
• Trappe Fire Co. No. 1, Trappe, fire, $14,248.03.
• Trappe Fire Co. No. 1, Trappe, EMS, $8,921.33.

“Our first responders are there to support our residents when tragedy strikes our community,” Ciresi said in a statement. “The men and women in these volunteer organizations serve our community and make certain our needs our met on our darkest days, so it’s rewarding to see the state offering much-needed financial support to these local organizations.”

The funding is part of the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant program administered at the state level.