Since 2010, over 425 grants totaling over $417,000 have been awarded to Illinois fire and emergency organizations in the Company’s service area

Over $75,000 will be shared by 78 Illinois fire departments through Illinois American Water’s 2017 Firefighter Grant Program. Since the program was created in 2010, over 425 grants totaling over $417,000 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. 8 – 14, 2017, to raise awareness about the importance of fire prevention. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!” It reinforces why everyone needs to have an escape plan. Learn more here - http://www.nfpa.org/public-education/campaigns/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 presented grants to the following Illinois fire departments:

Northern IllinoisBolingbrook Fire DepartmentDes Plaines Fire DepartmentElmhurst Fire DepartmentElgin Fire DepartmentHomer Township Fire Protection DistrictLemont Fire Protection DistrictLisle-Woodridge Fire DistrictMount Prospect Fire DepartmentNorthwest Homer Fire Protection DistrictOrland Fire Protection DistrictOswego Fire Protection DistrictPlainfield Fire Protection DistrictProspect Heights Fire Protection DistrictSouth Beloit Fire & RescueSterling Fire DepartmentAllan Township Fire Protection DistrictDana Fire Protection DistrictGrand Ridge Volunteer Fire DepartmentLeonore Volunteer Fire DepartmentLong Point Community Volunteer Fire Protection DistrictStreator Fire Department

Central IllinoisArcola Fire DepartmentChampaign Fire DepartmentEastern Prairie Fire Protection DistrictEdge-Scott Fire Protection DistrictPesotum Fire Protection DistrictSadorus Fire Protection DistrictSavoy Fire DepartmentSidney Fire Protection DistrictSt. Joseph-Stanton Fire DepartmentTolono Fire Protection DistrictTuscola Fire DepartmentU of I Willard Airport Fire DepartmentUrbana Fire DepartmentLincoln Fire DepartmentLincoln Rural Fire DepartmentCincinnati Fire Protection DistrictSchaeferville Fire DepartmentCity of Pekin Fire DepartmentNorth Pekin Fire DepartmentBartonville Fire DepartmentDunlap Community Fire Protection DistrictLimestone Township Fire Protection DistrictLogan Trivoli Fire Protection DistrictPeoria Fire DepartmentWest Peoria Fire Protection DistrictPontiac Fire DepartmentSaunemin Fire Protection District

Southern IllinoisCity of Alton Fire DepartmentCottage Hills Fire Protection DistrictGodfrey Fire Protection DistrictCairo Fire DepartmentBelleville Fire DepartmentCahokia Volunteer Fire DepartmentChurch Road Fire Protection DistrictColumbia Fire DepartmentEast Side Fire Protection DistrictEast. St. Louis Fire DepartmentFairmont City Fire DepartmentFrench Village Fire DepartmentGranite City Fire DepartmentHamel Volunteer Fire DepartmentHoliday Shores Fire DepartmentMarine Volunteer Fire Protection DistrictMascoutah Fire DepartmentMidway Fire Protection DistrictMillstadt Fire DepartmentMitchell Fire DepartmentNorthwest Fire Protection DistrictPocahontas - Old Ripley Fire DepartmentSauget Fire DepartmentSignal Hill Fire DepartmentSt. Clair Special Emergency ServicesSwansea Fire DepartmentVilla Hills Fire DepartmentWashington Park Fire DepartmentWaterloo Fire DepartmentWorden Fire Department Bond-Madison

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 6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.

Illinois American WaterKaren Cotton, 309-566-4126karen.cotton@amwater.comwww.amwater.com

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