Washington, Sept. 25 -- Congressman Chris Pappas issued the following press release:
Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (NH), and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) in announcing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded more than $3.6 million in federal funding to support firefighters in towns across New Hampshire through its Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.
These grants will allow firefighters, fire departments and other first responders to obtain the equipment, emergency vehicles, protective gear, training and other resources many agencies direly need to protect emerge...