The West Warwick Fire Department has received a federal grant to purchase a new fire truck.
Rhode Island’s congressional delegation announced the $337,819 in grant money in a news release Friday morning, which comes from FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
The department will use the money to buy a new pumper truck, replacing a 45-year-old pumper that is hard to maintain and lacks modern features. Some of the money will also cover training firefighters to operate the new truck.
The department has 73 full-time firefighters who man four engines, one ladder truck, two rescues and a special hazards truck.