Feds give Austintown dollars for new fire truck

AUSTINTOWN — After six years of applying for federal funding for a new fire truck, the township fire department’s hard work in grant-writing has paid off.

U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, says Austintown was awarded the second-most money in the state — $247,500 — by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

That’s second only to McComb Volunteer Fire Department in Hancock County, which was allocated $262,200 to purchase a new fire truck.

“We were very happy,” said Andy Frost III, assistant fire chief. “Truck grants are hard to get. They are very competitive.”

Read more in Thursday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com