BIG SUR FIRE GETS BUCKS S.S.

MONEY FOR NEW EQUIPMENT, AND TRAINING MATERIALS, HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE BIG SUR VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE. THE GRANT IS FROM THE 2004 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS PROGRAM (WHICH IS PART OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY). BIG SUR IS 1, OF 236 DEPARTMENTS, TO RECEIVE MONEY IN THIS ROUND OF THE FIREFIGHTER GRANT PROGRAM.