(The Center Square) — Georgia fire departments have received more than $2.7 million in grants.
The money, awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and announced by U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both D-Georgia, is from the Federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant program. It provides funding to upgrade equipment, buy vehicles and train firefighters.
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