Frisco (TX) Receives $646k for Fire, Police Departments

Frisco (TX) City Council recently accepted $646,000 in grants to support the city’s fire and police departments, reports dallasnews.com.

Frisco Fire will purchase about $126,000 of hazmat equipment to replace discontinued equipment. The department will also allocate nearly $85,000 toward computer forensic technologies and upgrades to the emergency operations center, the report says.

More than $400,000 will be for funding specialized police mental health and domestic violence programs. The remainder is allocated toward equipment and technology upgrades for police, the report says.

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