The City of Flat Rock is targeted to receive more than $264,000 in federal funds to purchase new equipment for the fire department.
Flat Rock is one of seven Michigan communities expected to receive federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to improve operations and safety. The funding comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.
U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow made the announcement. With its windfall, Flat Rock is expected to use the dollars to purchase self-contained breathing apparatuses (SCBA) to completely replace its outdated collection of SCBA’s. Other cities receiving funds of Dearborn, Auburn Hills, Ann Arbor, Madison Heights, Grosse Pointe Farms and the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association in Bloomfield Hills.