The Newton County Fire Department has received a FEMA Fire Prevention and Safety Grant in the amount of $45,680 for the purchase of a mobile Fire Safety House and teaching aides for the fire safety education of children and adults. The grant comes with a local match requirement of 20 percent or $11,240. The total amount of the grant is $57,100, according to a memo from Newton County Fire Chief Mike Satterfield to the Newton County Board of Commissioners.
County fire department
receives FEMA grant