Illinois American Water Awards over $87,000 in Firefighter Grants
City of Lincoln and Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District among recipients

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[October 07, 2020] 

Over $87,000 will be shared by 88 Illinois fire departments through Illinois American Water’s 2020 Firefighter Grant Program. Since the program was created in 2010, over 680 grants totaling over
$668,000 have been awarded to fire and emergency organizations across Illinois.

“We know how important water is in protecting homes and businesses. We also understand the impact of the pandemic on our first responders. This is why we approved every grant we received in full this year, supporting our local heroes in a meaningful way,” said Justin Ladner, Illinois American Water President. “Some of the departments will use the grant funds for pandemic-related needs, while others will allocate the funds for communication tools, extraction equipment, training resources, and more.”

Illinois American Water’s Firefighter Grant Program awards grants to support firefighter needs such as personal protective gear, communications equipment, firefighting tools, water handling equipment, training materials and classroom programs. To view the list of fire departments receiving grants across the state, please visit the News section of Illinois American Water’s website at www.illinoisamwater.com.

The firefighter grants are being announced in conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 4 – 10, 2020, to raise awareness about the importance of fire prevention and emergency planning. This year’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “Serve Up Fire Prevention Safety in the Kitchen!” It educates about the importance of staying safe in the kitchen. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home fires. Learn more at www.nfpa.org.

Illinois American Water is providing firefighter grants to the following Illinois fire departments:

Northern Illinois

  • Des Plaines Fire Department

  • Elmhurst Fire Department

  • Elgin Fire Department

  • Homer Township Fire Protection

  • District Lemont Fire Protection District

  • Lisle-Woodridge Fire District

  • Lombard Fire Department

  • Mount Prospect Fire Department

  • Northwest Homer Fire Protection District

  • Orland Fire Protection District

  • Oswego Fire Protection District

  • Plainfield Fire Protection District

  • Prospect Heights Fire Protection

  • District Rockton Fire Protection

  • District Romeoville Fire Department

  • Warrenville Fire Protection District

  • South Beloit Fire & Rescue

  • Sterling Fire Department

  • Allen Township Fire Protection District

  • Dana Fire Protection District

  • Grand Ridge Volunteer Fire Department

  • Leonore Volunteer Fire Department

  • Reading Volunteer Fire Department

  • Streator Fire Department

Central Illinois

  • Arcola Fire Department

  • Carroll Fire Protection District

  • Champaign Fire Department

  • Eastern Prairie Fire Protection District

  • Edge-Scott Fire Protection District

  • Sangamon Valley Fire Protection District (Village of Fisher)

  • Pesotum Fire Protection District

  • Savoy Fire Department

  • Sidney Fire Protection District

  • St. Joseph-Stanton Fire Department

  • Tolono Fire Protection District

  • Tuscola Fire Department

  • U of I Willard Airport Fire Department

  • Urbana Fire Department

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  • Lincoln Fire Department

  • Lincoln Rural Fire Department

  • Cincinnati Fire Protection District

  • Schaeferville Fire Protection District

  • City of Pekin Fire Department

  • North Pekin Fire Department

  • Bartonville Fire Department

  • Farmington Fire Protection District

  • Chillicothe Community Fire Protection District

  • Limestone Township Fire Protection District

  • Timber-Hollis Fire Protection District

  • Logan Trivoli Fire Protection
    District

  • Peoria Fire Department

  • Dunlap Fire Protection District

  • Washington Fire Department

  • West Peoria Fire Protection District

  • Pontiac Fire Department

  • Saunemin Fire Protection District

Southern Illinois

  • City of Alton Fire Department

  • Cottage Hills Fire Protection District

  • Godfrey Fire Protection District

  • Jerseyville Fire Protection District

  • QEM Fire Protection District

  • Cairo Fire Department

  • Belleville Fire Department

  • Brooklyn Fire Protection District

  • Cahokia Volunteer Fire Department

  • Church Road Fire Protection

  • District Columbia Fire Department

  • East Side Fire Protection District

  • East St. Louis Fire Department

  • Fairmont City Fire Department

  • French Village Fire Department

  • Granite City Fire Department

  • Hamel Volunteer Fire Department

  • Holiday Shores Fire Department

  • Madison Fire Department

  • Mascoutah Fire Department

  • Midway Fire Protection District

  • Mitchell Fire Department

  • Northwest Fire Protection District

  • O’Fallon Fire Rescue

  • Pocahontas - Old Ripley Fire Department

  • Rosiclare Fire Department

  • Sauget Fire Department

  • Signal Hill Fire Department

  • St. Clair Special Emergency

  • Services Villa Hills Fire Department

  • Washington Park Fire Department

  • Worden Fire Department

In addition to the Firefighter Grant Program, Illinois American Water partners with local firefighters on a daily basis. As a private water utility, the company is required to test and operate every fire hydrant annually. According to Ladner, Illinois American Water maintains over 32,000 fire hydrants across the state.

About Illinois American Water - Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control and research laboratory in Belleville. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,800 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit amwater.com

[Karen Cotton, External Affairs Manager]

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