BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Senator Lisa Boscola announced Thursday that 34 grants were approved for fire departments and emergency medical services (EMS) providers in the 18th Senatorial District.
The 34 grants total to $513,963.89 through the 2025-26 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services (FCEMS) Grant Program, which is administered by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC), according to the news release.
“The Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program continues to provide critical financial assistance to the most vital organizations in our local communities: our fire and emergency medical services providers,” Boscola said. “Our fire departments and EMS provide essential services throughout our local communities that protect our citizens in their time of need.”
In accordance with program guidelines for 2025-26 program, eligible projects for funding include facility construction or renovation, equipment, debt reduction, training, education, recruitment and retention, construction savings account (fire companies only), and overtime costs associated with backfilling positions while firefighters are attending training (career departments only), according to officials.
Grants approved in Senator Boscola’s District, and our coverage area, are as follows:
City of Bethlehem – Fire – $16,136.55City of Bethlehem – EMS – $14,975Blue Valley Rescue Squad – $12,014.25City of Easton Fire Department – $16,136.55Columbia Fire Company – $12,014.25Community Fire Company of Forks Township – $14,693.75Dewey Fire Company No 1 – Fire – $15,518.21Dewey Fire Company No 1 – EMS – $15,000East Bangor Volunteer Fire Co – $12,220.36Easton Emergency Squad – $15,000Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company No 1 – $16,136.55Liberty Fire CPNY – $12,014.25Lookout Fire Company No 1 – $12,014.25Lower Mount Bethel/Sandts Eddy Fire Co – $12,838.71Lower Saucon Fire Rescue – $40,136.55Mount Bethel Vol Fire Company, Inc – $13,457.05Nancy Run Fire Company of Butztown – $14,899.86Nazareth Ambulance Corps Inc – $15,000North Bangor Fire Company – $12,426.48Palmer Municipal Fire Department – $16,136.55Plainfield Township Volunteer Fire Co – $16,136.55Rescue Fire Company #1 – $12,632.59Second Ward Fire Company – $12,426.48Suburban EMS Inc. – $30,000Tatamy Fire Company – $12,426.48Upper Nazareth Fire Department – $14,899.86Vigilance Hose Company No 1 – $16,136.55Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company – $14,075.40West Easton Volunteer Fire Company No 1 – $13,044.82Williams Township Fire Company #1 – $13,869.28Wilson Borough Fire Department – $15,105.98Wind Gap Ambulance Corps Inc – $10,000Wind Gap Fire Company – $12,426.48
Companies have until May 31, 2026, to submit their 2025-26 FCEMS Grant Agreements, according to the news release.
All final reports (including all supporting documents) must be submitted electronically via grant application by September 1, 2026.
More information on the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grants program can be found online.