Olpe Fire Department receives $1,000 grant

The Kansas Pipeline Association awarded a $1,000 grant to the Olpe and District No. 1 Fire Department Thursday morning at the fire station.

The funds will be used to purchase emergency response and safety equipment.

“The Olpe Fire Department is going through a needs assessment for personal safety equipment, and we have a number of different items,” Olpe Fire Chief Wade Schmidt said. “We rate them on importance and age to be replaced. That’s what this grant will go toward, to better serve our community and anyone that needs our help and, most importantly, keep our own responders safe.”

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