HOUSTON - Three Northumberland County fire departments will check items off their shopping lists thanks to $20,000 from the Atlantic Sunrise Community Grant Program.
East Cameron Township Fire Company received $10,000 for a fire truck replacement. Elysburg Fire Department will use $5,000 toward rehabilitating an emergency vehicle. Ralpho Fire Company No. 1 will spend $5,000 on replacing self-contained breathing apparatus.
Through the program, Williams Companies Inc., an energy company based in Tulsa, Okla., funded 49 programs in the 10 counties affected by the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project.
The Atlantic Sunrise project is a proposed expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline system in eastern Pennsylvania designed to transport enough natural gas to serve approximately 7 million homes. The design and construction of the project is projected to generate approximately $1.6 billion in positive economic impact, according to a study authored by researchers at Pennsylvania State University.
The application deadline for a second round of grants is Sept. 1.