Pullman Fire departments receive grants

Gazette intern reporter

Local volunteer rural and the City of Pullman fire departments have each received Federal Emergency Management Agency grants.

Fire District 12 received a quarter of a million dollars, and Pullman fire department received three-quarters of a million.

“This is great news for our department, and I want to personally thank our department's grant writing committee for their efforts in securing this grant,” said Mike Heston, Pullman fire chief.

The funds the volunteer department received is close to the amount the fire department receives each year from its tax levy from the...