El Pomar Foundation approves grants for Summit County firefighting agencies
The funds for Summit Fire & EMS and Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District total $12,500.
Jack Queen / jqueen@summitdaily.com
The El Pomar Foundation has pledged $33,500 to organizations in the Colorado High Country this year — including two Summit County fire districts.
The foundation’s trustees approved $7,500 for the Red, White and Blue Fire Protection and $5,000 for Summit Fire & EMS, according to a news release. The funds will go toward new radios for both firefighting agencies.
The funds for Red, White & Blue will also go toward a new chainsaw and some of the money for Summit Fire & EMS will go toward the Wildland Fire Fund, the release states. The Wildland Fire Fund helps support volunteer firefighting agencies and first responders throughout the state.
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