For Immediate Release Contact: Marla Sink
(919) 807-6017
December 15, 2017
$10,317.50 Grant Awarded to The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc.
Department o...
FIRE AND RESCUE GRANTS AND RELIEF FUNDS
For Immediate Release Contact: Marla Sink
(919) 807-6017
December 15, 2017
$10,317.50 Grant Awarded to The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department,
Inc.
Department of Insurance Sends Award Check for New Equipment
RALEIGH - Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey announced that
the The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. was awarded a $10,317.50 grant
through the 2017 Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund from the State of North Carolina.
The check will be mailed to Rescue Chief Keith F Owens to be used by this
rescue/EMS organization to purchase needed equipment. The equipment is purchased
using matching funds and must be approved by the Department of Insurance Office of
State Fire Marshal.
"Fire and rescue organizations protect our communities large and small across
North Carolina, but sometimes their budgets don't grow with their
responsibilities," Commissioner Causey said. "Our emergency service personnel
should be supported with the best equipment and supplies needed to do their jobs
correctly and safely."
"I know the The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., will use this money to
serve their community even better," Causey added. "Thank you, Chief Keith F Owens,
for all of your hard work and thanks to your dedicated staff."
The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. has received a total of $76,890.40
from the Volunteer EMS/Rescue Fund in the past 28 years since the program began.
The General Assembly created the Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund in 1989 to help
volunteer units raise money for equipment and supplies. The grant funds must be
matched dollar-for-dollar, up to an approved amount, by monies raised locally to
purchase necessary equipment. Since the program's inception, the Department of
Insurance has distributed $30,869,359.63 to rescue and EMS squads across the
state.
-NCDOI
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The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual meeting Tuesday Night June 18, 2019 starting at 6:00pm and will elect 5 board members this night. All citizens living in the Gamewell Fire District is encouraged to attend the meeting.
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FIRE AND RESCUE GRANTS AND RELIEF FUNDSFor Immediate Release Contact: Marla Sink(919) 807-6017December 15, 2017$10,317.50 Grant Awarded to The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department,Inc.Department of Insurance Sends Award Check for New EquipmentRALEIGH - Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey announced thatthe The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. was awarded a $10,317.50 grantthrough the 2017 Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund from the State of North Carolina.The check will be mail...
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We received a FEMA Grant for $115,000.00 to assist with the purchase of a new brush truck. Conngressman Mark Meadows stopped by the station to deliver the check to us. Thankyou Congressman Meadows
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For Immediate Release Contact: Colin Day(919) 807-6014December 15, 2016$12,800.00 Grant Awarded to The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department,Inc.Department of Insurance Sends Award Check for New EquipmentRALEIGH - Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin announcedthat the The Gamewell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. was awarded a $12,800.00grant through the 2016 Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund from the State of North Carolina.The check will be mailed to Rescue Chief Keith F Owens to be...
The following members received awards for years service and other awards:25 Years of Service: Captain Kenny McCall, 30 Years of Service: Lt. Todd Staton, Firefighter of The Year: Tracy Hawkins, First Responder of The Year: Jessie Price, Officer of The Year: Lt. Greg Bohler, Howard Kincaid Award; Chief Keith Owens,
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