Jones County Fire Department awarded state grant to boost wildland firefighting capabilities

The Jones County Fire Department was awarded funding through the Georgia Forestry Commission’s Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant Program to support the purchase of two commercial- grade back blowers. This 50/50 matching grant will help strengthen the department’s response to grass, woods, and wildland fires across its 33,500resident service area.As vegetation fires continue to rise thr...

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