Franklin (PA) Fire Company Receives $677K Grant for New Pumper

Source: Franklin Fire Company Facebook page.

The Franklin Fire Company in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania announced that it has been awarded $677,000 from the Local Share Account grant, the company said in a Facebook post Thursday, Oct. 24.

LSA grant money comes from the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act.

Funds from this grant will be used toward the purchase of a new Pierce engine.

“We’d like to thank Senator Mastriano and his staff, Representative Kauffman and his staff, Franklin County Commissioners Office and their staff, Hamilton Township Supervisors and their staff, and the Commonwealth Financing Authority,” the company said in the post.

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