Jasper Fire Department receives grant for fire training center

Jasper Fire Chief Kenny Hochgesang notified the Jasper Board of Public Works of a $35,000 grant the department would receive to support the fire training center.

The grant comes from the Department of Homeland Security and is funded through special proceeds from the sale of fireworks.

Hochgesang did not state what exactly the money would be used for but indicated the department would develop a plan and then take action on it in 2017.

The training center is considered a regional fire training center and this is the first time the department has received the grant.