Marple Ambulance, Broomall Fire Co Get Funding Boost From State

MARPLE TOWNSHIP, PA — The Broomall Fire Company and Marple Township Ambulance Corps. recently got funding boosts via Pennsylvania’s Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program.

State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara, D-Delaware, announced the fire company and ambulance corps and several other local emergency service companies for securing a collective $84,467 through the grant program.

The Broomall Fire Company got $15,000 and the Marple Township Ambulance Corps got $8,993.

"Fire and EMS companies were hit particularly hard last year by shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic," O'Mara said. "These organizations lost opportunities to host fundraisers that they heavily rely on every year, so I’m proud to help bring this money home for our first responders."

Examples of projects that funds may be used toward include training and certification of members, construction/renovation to company buildings, debt reduction, recruitment efforts and fire prevention educational materials for the public.

"My father was a firefighter for 25 years with the Philadelphia Fire Department, so ensuring that Pennsylvania’s emergency responders are taken care of and able to effectively do their jobs is one of my biggest priorities," O’Mara said.