PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission has approved the acceptance of a grant to purchase personal protective gear for Pierre firefighters. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says the money for the grant was approved by the South Dakota Legislature last year…
House Bill 1127 provided five-million dollars to the Department of Public Safety for fire departments across the state. Paul says the grant funding will help keep the Department’s gear fresh…
While the department will be purchasing pants and jackets of a firefighter the grant would have covered airpacks, which the department recently replaced…
A total of 255 departments submitted applications for grants. Pierre’s fire department needs gear for 55 firefighters with some back-up and stand-by gear for damage or when new firefighters join the department.
