Illinois American Water Awards over $92,000 in Firefighter Grants

Glen Ellyn IL

04 October, 2021

4:15 PM

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Woodridge, Ill. (Oct. 4, 2021) —Over $92,000 will be shared by over 90 Illinois fire departments through Illinois American Water's 2021 Firefighter Grant Program. Since the program was created in 2010, over 770 grants totaling over $760,000 have been awarded to fire and emergency organizations serving customers in Illinois American Water's service area. "We know the importance and value water has in protecting homes and businesses; we also understand the need to support our local heroes. This program allows us to continue to provide support to the local departments," said Justin Ladner, Illinois American Water President. 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. To view the list of fire departments receiving grants across the state, please visit the News section of Illinois American Water's website at www.illinoisamwater.com. The firefighter grants are being announced in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 3- Oct. 9, 2021, to raise awareness about the importance of fire prevention and emergency planning. This year's Fire Prevention Week theme is "Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety!" It educates about the different sounds the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms make. Learning the sounds of alarms will keep families safe. Learn more at www.nfpa.org. Illinois American Water is providing firefighter grants to the following Illinois fire departments: Northern IllinoisBolingbrook Fire Department Des Plaines Fire Department Elmhurst Fire Department Elgin Fire Department Homer Township Fire Protection District Lemont Fire Protection District Lisle-Woodridge Fire District Lombard Fire Department Mount Prospect Fire Department Northwest Homer Fire Protection District Orland Fire Protection District Oswego Fire Protection District Plainfield Fire Protection District Prospect Heights Fire Protection District Rockton Fire Protection District Romeoville Fire Department South Elgin Fire Department Warrenville Fire Protection District Sterling Fire Department Allen Township Fire Protection DistrictDana Fire Protection District Grand Ridge Fire Department Leonore Fire Department Long Point Fire Department Reading Fire Department Streator Fire Department Central IllinoisArcola Fire Protection District Champaign Fire Department Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District Edge-Scott Fire Protection District Sangamon Valley Fire Protection District (Village of Fisher) Pesotum Fire Protection District Sadorus Fire Protection District Savoy Fire Department Sidney Fire Protection District St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Department Tolono Fire Protection District Tuscola Fire Department U of I Willard Airport Fire Department Urbana Fire Department Lincoln Fire Department Lincoln Rural Fire Department Mt. Pulaski Fire Department City of Pekin Fire Department North Pekin Fire Department Farmington Fire Protection District Chillicothe Community Fire Protection District Limestone Township Fire Protection District Timber-Hollis Fire Protection District Logan Trivoli Fire Protection District Peoria Fire Department Dunlap Fire Protection District Washington Fire Department West Peoria Fire Protection District Pontiac Fire Department Saunemin Fire Protection District Southern IllinoisAlhambra Volunteer Fire Department City of Alton Fire Department Cottage Hills Fire Protection DistrictGodfrey Fire Protection District Jerseyville Fire Protection District Olive Livingston Fire Department QEM Fire Protection District Cairo Fire Department Belleville Fire Department Cahokia Volunteer Fire Department Church Road Fire Protection District Columbia Fire Department East Side Fire Protection District East St. Louis Fire Department Fairmont City Fire Department French Village Fire Department Glen Carbon Fire Protection District Granite City Fire Department Hamel Volunteer Fire Department Holiday Shores Fire Department Madison Fire Department Marine Community Fire Protection District Mascoutah Fire Department Midway Fire Protection District Millstadt Union Fire Department Mitchell Fire Department Northwest Fire Protection District O'Fallon Fire Rescue Pocahontas – Old Ripley Fire Department Rosiclare Fire Department Sauget Fire Department Signal Hill Fire Department St. Clair Special Emergency Services Swansea Fire Department Villa Hills Fire Department Venice Fire Department Washington Park Fire Department Worden Fire Department 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 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to help make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com and follow American Water on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Media Contact: Rosemaria DiBenedetto, External Affairs Consultant, 708-712-4629 or [email protected]