Neosho Area Fire Protection District receives $15,396 grant

(From the Neosho Area Fire Protection District)

The Neosho Area Fire Protection District was recently awarded $15,396 in grant funding from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The grant funding was used for the purchase of AED units, Pulse Ox meters and a Rad57 handheld CO monitor.


We are very fortunate to have been awarded this life saving equipment from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. This equipment will help us improve our life saving capabilities for the citizens and visitors in the Neosho area. It is our hope that having these devises will help ensure a life can be saved, there are too many stories of lives being lost because these devices were not readily available. Of the calls we make, approximately 65% are medical in nature. Having the proper equipment on scene of a medical call can make a difference in the outcome for all involved.


The Neosho Area Fire Protection District operates from three stations within the 93 square mile district in south central Newton County. Through a contract with the City of Neosho Fire Department, all district equipment and apparatus provided by the District is available for use in the entire area, including the City proper. Manning is provided by the City with two stations manned full time and one unmanned station.


The Neosho Area Fire Protection District would like to thank the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for selecting us to receive this grant. Their support to local first responders is a model examble of how we should all give back to our fellow brothers and sisters in our communities.


In 2005, the Firehouse Subs founders established the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation with the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment, and educational opportunities to first-responders and public safety organizations. Through the non-profit 501(c)(3), Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has given more than $24 million to hometown heroes in 46 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. To learn more, visit www.firehousesubsfoundation.org.