Over $1 Million in Grants Distributed Across NETN Fire Departments and Rescue Squads

Over $1 million in grants distributed across NETN fire departments and rescue squads

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) - A luncheon was held Friday at the Ron Ramsey Regional Agriculture Center to recognize fire departments and rescue squads across six counties in Northeast Tennessee. Sullivan, Johnson, Hawkins, Carter, Washington and Unicoi counties were honored by local legislators and presented with grant checks for each department. Kevin Walters, spokesman of the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and the state Fire Mars…

State awards $1.1M for regional fire and rescue equipment, training

More than $1.1 million in state grants will support new equipment and training for fire departments and rescue squads across Northeast Tennessee.