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Arkansas distributes equipment to volunteer fire departments

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

On April 28, Arkansas Forestry Commission distributed the first 57 of 285 Wildland Firefighting Equipment Kits to fire departments affected by the 2009 Ice Storm at the AFC Rural Fire Protection Program Facility in Greenbrier. Equipment for the kits were purchased with funds from a $3.6 million American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant. The vast amount of tree debris generated by the ice storm can hinder firefighting crews and cause more intense wildland fires.

MORE: The Ohio Division of Forestry is also supporting local fire departments through the Federal Excess Personal Property program.

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