Illinois American Water Awards over $77,000 in Firefighter Grants
Dateline City:
BELLEVILLE, Ill.
Since 2010, over 500 grants totaling over $494,000 have been awarded to Illinois fire and emergency organizations in the Company’s service area.
BELLEVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over $77,000 will be shared by 78 Illinois fire departments through
Illinois American Water’s 2018 Firefighter Grant Program. Since
the program was created in 2010, over 500 grants totaling over $493,000
have been awarded to fire and emergency organizations serving customers
in Illinois American Water’s service area.
“We are proud to partner with our local firefighters. Illinois American
Water tests and operates every fire hydrant annually. We also maintain
all of the hydrants, over 29,000 across the state, in our service areas.
We know the critical role water plays in protecting homes and businesses
and we also know resources for our local heroes often runs short.
Through this grant program, we are able to partner on another level and
further support our local heroes,” said Bruce Hauk, Illinois American
Water President.
The grants are being announced during National Fire Prevention Week,
Oct. 7 – 13, 2018, to raise awareness about the importance of fire
prevention. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “LOOK. LISTEN.
LEARN. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.” It educates about basic, but
essential ways to quickly and safely escape a home fire. Learn more at https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Staying-safe/Preparedness/Fire-Prevention-Week
Illinois American Water’s Firefighter Grant Program awards grants to
provide personal protective gear, communications equipment, firefighting
tools, water handling equipment, training materials and classroom
programs. Illinois American Water is providing grants to the following
Illinois fire departments:
Northern Illinois
Des Plaines Fire Department
Elmhurst
Fire Department
Elgin Fire Department
Homer Township Fire
Protection District
Lemont Fire Protection District
Lisle-Woodridge
Fire District
Mount Prospect Fire Department
Northwest Homer
Fire Protection District
Orland Fire Protection District
Oswego
Fire Protection District
Plainfield Fire Protection District
Prospect
Heights Fire Protection District
Warrenville Fire Protection
District
South Beloit Fire & Rescue
Sterling Fire
Department
Allen Township Fire Protection District
Grand Ridge
Volunteer Fire Department
Leonore Volunteer Fire Department
Long
Point Community Volunteer Fire Protection District
Reading
Volunteer Fire Department
Streator Fire Department
Central Illinois
Arcola Fire Department
Champaign Fire
Department
Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District
Sangamon
Valley Fire Protection District
Pesotum Fire Protection District
Sidney
Fire Protection District
St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Department
Tolono
Fire Protection District
Tuscola Fire Department
U of I
Willard Airport Fire Department
Urbana Fire Department
Lincoln
Fire Department
Lincoln Rural Fire Department
Cincinnati Fire
Protection District
Schaeferville Fire Department
City of
Pekin Fire Department
North Pekin Fire Department
Bartonville
Fire Department
Farmington Fire Protection District
Limestone
Township Fire Protection District
Logan Trivoli Fire Protection
District
Peoria Fire Department
Dunlap Fire Protection District
Washington
Fire Department
West Peoria Fire Protection District
Pontiac
Fire Department
Saunemin Fire Protection District
Southern Illinois
City of Alton Fire Department
Cottage
Hills Fire Protection District
Godfrey Fire Protection District
QEM
Fire Protection District
Cairo Fire Department
Belleville Fire
Department
Brooklyn Fire Protection District
Cahokia Volunteer
Fire Department
Church Road Fire Protection District
Columbia
Fire Department
East Side Fire Protection District
East St.
Louis Fire Department
Fairmont City Fire Department
Fairview
Caseyville Township Fire Protection District
French Village Fire
Department
Granite City Fire Department
Hamel Volunteer Fire
Department
Holiday Shores Fire Department
Mascoutah Fire
Department
Midway Fire Protection District
Millstadt Fire
Department
Mitchell Fire Department
Northwest Fire Protection
District
Pocahontas - Old Ripley Fire Department
Sauget Fire
Department
Signal Hill Fire Department
St. Clair Special
Emergency Services
Villa Hills Fire Department
Washington Park
Fire Department
Worden Fire Department
About Illinois American Water – Illinois American Water, a
subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned
water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water
and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American
Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality
control and research laboratory in Belleville.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and
most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater
utility company. The company employs more than 7,100 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to over 14 million people in 45
states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean,
affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we
keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com
and follow American Water on Twitter,
Facebook
and LinkedIn.
Language:
English
Contact:
Illinois American Water
Karen Cotton
309-566-4126
karen.cotton@amwater.com
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Since 2010, over 500 grants totaling over $494,000 have been awarded to Illinois fire and emergency organizations in the Company’s service area.
BELLEVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over $77,000 will be shared by 78 Illinois fire departments through Illinois American Water’s 2018 Firefighter Grant Program. Since the program was created in 2010, over 500 grants totaling over $493,000 have been awarded to fire and emergency organizations serving customers in Illinois American Water’s service area.
“We are proud to partner with our local firefighters. Illinois American Water tests and operates every fire hydrant annually. We also maintain all of the hydrants, over 29,000 across the state, in our service areas. We know the critical role water plays in protecting homes and businesses and we also know resources for our local heroes often runs short. Through this grant program, we are able to partner on another level and further support our local heroes,” said Bruce Hauk, Illinois American Water President.
The grants are being announced during National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7 – 13, 2018, to raise awareness about the importance of fire prevention. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “LOOK. LISTEN. LEARN. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.” It educates about basic, but essential ways to quickly and safely escape a home fire. Learn more at https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Staying-safe/Preparedness/Fire-Prevention-Week
Illinois American Water’s Firefighter Grant Program awards grants to provide personal protective gear, communications equipment, firefighting tools, water handling equipment, training materials and classroom programs. Illinois American Water is providing grants to the following Illinois fire departments:
Northern Illinois
Des Plaines Fire Department
Elmhurst
Fire Department
Elgin Fire Department
Homer Township Fire
Protection District
Lemont Fire Protection District
Lisle-Woodridge
Fire District
Mount Prospect Fire Department
Northwest Homer
Fire Protection District
Orland Fire Protection District
Oswego
Fire Protection District
Plainfield Fire Protection District
Prospect
Heights Fire Protection District
Warrenville Fire Protection
District
South Beloit Fire & Rescue
Sterling Fire
Department
Allen Township Fire Protection District
Grand Ridge
Volunteer Fire Department
Leonore Volunteer Fire Department
Long
Point Community Volunteer Fire Protection District
Reading
Volunteer Fire Department
Streator Fire Department
Central Illinois
Arcola Fire Department
Champaign Fire
Department
Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District
Sangamon
Valley Fire Protection District
Pesotum Fire Protection District
Sidney
Fire Protection District
St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Department
Tolono
Fire Protection District
Tuscola Fire Department
U of I
Willard Airport Fire Department
Urbana Fire Department
Lincoln
Fire Department
Lincoln Rural Fire Department
Cincinnati Fire
Protection District
Schaeferville Fire Department
City of
Pekin Fire Department
North Pekin Fire Department
Bartonville
Fire Department
Farmington Fire Protection District
Limestone
Township Fire Protection District
Logan Trivoli Fire Protection
District
Peoria Fire Department
Dunlap Fire Protection District
Washington
Fire Department
West Peoria Fire Protection District
Pontiac
Fire Department
Saunemin Fire Protection District
Southern Illinois
City of Alton Fire Department
Cottage
Hills Fire Protection District
Godfrey Fire Protection District
QEM
Fire Protection District
Cairo Fire Department
Belleville Fire
Department
Brooklyn Fire Protection District
Cahokia Volunteer
Fire Department
Church Road Fire Protection District
Columbia
Fire Department
East Side Fire Protection District
East St.
Louis Fire Department
Fairmont City Fire Department
Fairview
Caseyville Township Fire Protection District
French Village Fire
Department
Granite City Fire Department
Hamel Volunteer Fire
Department
Holiday Shores Fire Department
Mascoutah Fire
Department
Midway Fire Protection District
Millstadt Fire
Department
Mitchell Fire Department
Northwest Fire Protection
District
Pocahontas - Old Ripley Fire Department
Sauget Fire
Department
Signal Hill Fire Department
St. Clair Special
Emergency Services
Villa Hills Fire Department
Washington Park
Fire Department
Worden Fire Department
About Illinois American Water – Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to over 14 million people in 45 states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Illinois American Water
Karen Cotton
309-566-4126
karen.cotton@amwater.com