KEWEENAW COUNTY, MI-- Two Upper Peninsula fire departments are getting federal funding to improve operations.
The Sherman Township Fire Department in Keweenaw County is getting more than $14,000 to recruit and retain staff. The money comes through the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program.
And the Ahmeek Fire Department will receive $173,000 through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. It will be used to purchase new vehicles for the department.
