{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/fort-wayne-fire-department-awarded-federal-grant-with-donnelly-support", "Fort Wayne Fire Department Awarded Federal Grant with Donnelly Support", "2018-09-14", "2018", "2018-09", "Democrat", "House", "IN", "Joe Donnelly", "D000607", "www.donnelly.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Fort Wayne Fire Department Awarded Federal Grant with Donnelly Support\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSenator wrote letter of support for grant that will help department purchase updated breathing safety equipment\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tFriday, September 14, 2018\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tIndianapolis, Ind.  U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today announced that, with his support, the Fort Wayne Fire Department has been awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The $41,364 award will help the department replace a fill station, providing a reliable air supply to the department's Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) packs. Donnelly wrote a letter to FEMA supporting the Fort Wayne Fire Department's request.\r\nDonnelly said, The brave men and women of the Fort Wayne Fire Department put themselves into harm's way to keep Hoosiers safe every day. I'm proud to have supported this effort because we must ensure our first responders have access to the highest-quality protective equipment for emergency situations.\r\nEric Lahey, Chief of the Fort Wayne Fire Department, said, \"Senator Donnelly has always been a supporter of the firefighters, he was instrumental with the Fort Wayne Fire Department receiving the 2018 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). The grant funds will be used to purchase a new air bottle fill station. This new air bottle fill station will ensure that our firefighters continue to have clean breathing air, and will help to decrease firefighter cancer and asbestosis rates.\"\r\nFor information on how Senator Donnelly's office can assist cities, municipalities, and groups applying for federal grants, please visithttps://www.donnelly.senate.gov/help/grants.\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.donnelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press/fort-wayne-fire-department-awarded-federal-grant-with-donnelly-support"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1185277253389359, "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"}