Crime & Safety

Mound F.D. Receives Training and Education Grant

The Mound Fire Department is pleased to announce we have been the recipient of the Minnesota Fire Board of Firefighter Training and Education Grant.

We recently submitted qualified training reimbursement request to the Minnesota Fire Board of Firefighter Training and Education and were awarded $8,400.00.

The Minnesota Fire Board of Firefighter Training and Education has a Training Reimbursement program available to fire departments. This award enables the Mound Fire Department to send many of our company officers and firefighters to various trainings throughout the year to ensure our department is staffed with competent and skilled firefighters.

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Other Grants and Contributions

The Mound Fire Department Administrative Staff continues to explore grant opportunities. Recent Grant submission resulted in the department receiving the following grants totaling $7,509.23:

  • MFD recently submitted a qualified training reimbursement request to the Minnesota Fire Board of Firefighter Training and Education and were awarded $6,509.23. The Minnesota Fire Board of Firefighter Training and Education has a Training Reimbursement program available to fire departments. This award enables the Mound Fire Department to send many of our volunteer firefighters to training events throughout the year to ensure our department is staffed with competent and skilled firefighters.

  • The Mound Fire Department was a recipient of a $1,000 Centerpoint Community Development Grant to be used towards the purchase of Motorola Fire Pager. Most of our pagers will become obsolete on January 1, 2013 due to FCC narrow banding of radio frequency. The cost of each pager is approximately $450.00.
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