Index firefighters get federal grant

Published 10:12 pm Thursday, March 5, 2009

INDEX — The federal government is giving $73,000 to Snohomish County Fire District 28 in Index to upgrade its station.

The money will be used to install a sprinkler system and better exhaust system for the Index station, Chief Michael Fitzgerald said.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security gives away money through FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants.

In the past decade, Index has received more than $500,000 in public and private grants to purchase new equipment, upgrade the station house and buy a new fire engine, Fitzgerald said.