Illinois American Water Awards over $75,000 in Firefighter Grants
October 09 2017 - 2:22PM
Business Wire
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.
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Illinois American WaterKaren Cotton,
309-566-4126karen.cotton@amwater.comwww.amwater.com
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