{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=b820b686-25b1-4af1-84e9-09c1b44ac73e", "COCHRAN: 16 MISS. FIRE DEPTS TO SHARE $1.4 MILLION IN GRANTS", "2015-07-06", "2015", "2015-07", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Thad Cochran", "C000567", "www.cochran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today reported that 16 Mississippi fire departments will receive more than $1.4 million in Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to enhance their operations and safety efforts.  Administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration, the grants will assist the departments as they acquire new equipment and train their firefighters.  Firefighters and other first responders protect and serve us at a great personal risk, said Cochran, who serves on the Senate appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over FEMA. I am pleased that these grants will help ensure that they are as well-equipped and well-trained as possible.      The Assistance to Firefighters Grants, totaling $1,449,920, will support the following Mississippi fire departments:    City of Greenville Fire Department, Greenville  $268,864   Lafayette County Volunteer Fire Department, Oxford  $232,228   Oktibbeha County District #5 Volunteer Fire Department, Starkville  $174,419   Natchez Fire Department, Natchez  $147,191   Town of Mathiston, Mathiston  $97,715   Laurel Fire Department, Laurel  $85,932   Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department, Laurel  $70,858    Longtown Fire Department, Crenshaw  $69,779   Pope Volunteer Fire Department, Pope  $59,872   Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department, Myrtle  $44,762   Hickory Flat Volunteer Fire Department, Hickory Flat  $42,667   Brandon Fire Department, Brandon  $40,910   Mount Olivet Fire Department, Batesville  $39,155   Hattiesburg Fire Department, Hattiesburg  $25,662   Metcalfe Volunteer Fire Department, Metcalfe  $24,953   Mt. Olive Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Mount Olive  $24,953 AFG grants are awarded to enhance the readiness and firefighting ability of local fire departments. These grants are awarded by a competitive process overseen by fire service experts.\r\n\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cochran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=b820b686-25b1-4af1-84e9-09c1b44ac73e"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9355233050882816, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}