The Morehead City Fire and EMS Department was awarded a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation to purchase a full set of new self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders for the department.
The department received the foundation’s Critical Lifesaving Upgrade Grant in the amount of $37,202.28, with no matching funds required from the city. Deputy Fire Chief Courtney Wade informed the Morehead City Council of the award during its regular meeting Tuesday evening, and the council voted unanimously to accept the grant.
The grant funds will be used to replace 41 SCBA cylinders that are set to expire this year and next. Each cylinder costs more than $800, and the grant allows the department to replace all 41 bottles at the same time.