Morton Fire Company receives grants

The Morton Fire Company has been awarded a $450 grant from the First Responders Institute, a not-for-profit organization based in Maryland that annually awards more than 100 grants to emergency providers.

Assistant Chief Gary Zinsmeister said the fire company purchased 10 "bail-out bags." The bail out bags are equipped with 25 feet of rope and are designed to aid firefighters escape from a structure when their primary escape route may have been cut off.

The fire company also received a matching grant of $1,000 from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. That money was used to purchase a positive pressure ventilation fan with a misting ring for firefighter rehab as well as assorted brush/grass firefighting hand tools and equipment.